<< >> NASA ASRS Report 511440, May 2001

A VFR pc-12 private pilot flies at 16500 ft, the wrong altitude for a northeast heading on a VFR flight south of dlh, mn.

Attributes
ACN	511440
Time
Date	200105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zmp.artcc
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15500 msl bound upper : 16500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PC-12
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 102
ASRS Report	511440
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying at 16500 ft for about 5-10 mins before I realized my heading was 20 degrees and I should have been cruising at 15500 ft or 17500 ft for that heading. It was a pleasure flight with no particular destination and once established in a direction (toward duluth) from the south toward the nne, I should have rechked my heading versus VFR altitude. Once noticed, I returned to the correct VFR cruising altitude for my heading.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VFR PC-12 PVT PLT FLIES AT 16500 FT, THE WRONG ALT FOR A NE HDG ON A VFR FLT S OF DLH, MN.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AT 16500 FT FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINS BEFORE I REALIZED MY HDG WAS 20 DEGS AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CRUISING AT 15500 FT OR 17500 FT FOR THAT HDG. IT WAS A PLEASURE FLT WITH NO PARTICULAR DEST AND ONCE ESTABLISHED IN A DIRECTION (TOWARD DULUTH) FROM THE S TOWARD THE NNE, I SHOULD HAVE RECHKED MY HDG VERSUS VFR ALT. ONCE NOTICED, I RETURNED TO THE CORRECT VFR CRUISING ALT FOR MY HDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.