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CL65 captain overshot intermediate descent altitude due to expecting an alert near to the targeted altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538682 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9700 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a80.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : sinca |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 538682 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altitude alert other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying raw data and got distracted in descent (assigned 10000 ft. Flew down to 9700 ft). I recently transitioned from EMB120. I miss the 400 ft to level the brasilia gave you. The CL65 only has 1000 ft to level warning. It's a long time from the warning time to level if you're only doing 800-1000 FPM. I also miss my round-dial altimeter. With that, you could just look to see that the needle was straight up, rather than having to read the altitude tape in the CL65.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL65 CAPT OVERSHOT INTERMEDIATE DSCNT ALT DUE TO EXPECTING AN ALERT NEAR TO THE TARGETED ALT.
Narrative: FLYING RAW DATA AND GOT DISTRACTED IN DSCNT (ASSIGNED 10000 FT. FLEW DOWN TO 9700 FT). I RECENTLY TRANSITIONED FROM EMB120. I MISS THE 400 FT TO LEVEL THE BRASILIA GAVE YOU. THE CL65 ONLY HAS 1000 FT TO LEVEL WARNING. IT'S A LONG TIME FROM THE WARNING TIME TO LEVEL IF YOU'RE ONLY DOING 800-1000 FPM. I ALSO MISS MY ROUND-DIAL ALTIMETER. WITH THAT, YOU COULD JUST LOOK TO SEE THAT THE NEEDLE WAS STRAIGHT UP, RATHER THAN HAVING TO READ THE ALT TAPE IN THE CL65.
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.