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Flight crew climbing to 5000 ft become distraction with building cumulo nimbus and overshoot their assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5300 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 516330 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Climbing to 5000 ft on departure, I was looking outside to miss a building cumulo nimbus and look for 2 TCASII aircraft. Passing 4800 ft, I started to level off. We climbed to approximately 5300 ft before descending to 5000 ft. ATC asked our altitude and cleared us to 6000 ft. Conflict traffic was at 11 O'clock position and 7000 ft. We should have made the 4000-5000 ft call. I should have been inside flying instead of looking outside.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW CLBING TO 5000 FT BECOME DISTR WITH BUILDING CUMULO NIMBUS AND OVERSHOOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: CLBING TO 5000 FT ON DEP, I WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE TO MISS A BUILDING CUMULO NIMBUS AND LOOK FOR 2 TCASII ACFT. PASSING 4800 FT, I STARTED TO LEVEL OFF. WE CLBED TO APPROX 5300 FT BEFORE DSNDING TO 5000 FT. ATC ASKED OUR ALT AND CLRED US TO 6000 FT. CONFLICT TFC WAS AT 11 O'CLOCK POS AND 7000 FT. WE SHOULD HAVE MADE THE 4000-5000 FT CALL. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSIDE FLYING INSTEAD OF LOOKING OUTSIDE.
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.