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A319 flight crew state fatigue contributed to an inadvertent leveloff at 5000 ft vice 8000 ft as cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 667011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 667011 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inadvertently leveled off at 5000 ft for an extended period of time. When questioned by ATC; climbed to assigned altitude of 8000 ft. No aircraft conflicts existed. Both the captain and I missed this intermediate leveloff at the incorrect altitude. I believe that fatigue was a factor in this incident as the ron prior to this was a short overnight with little sleep for either of us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLT CREW STATE FATIGUE CONTRIBUTED TO AN INADVERTENT LEVELOFF AT 5000 FT VICE 8000 FT AS CLRED.
Narrative: INADVERTENTLY LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN QUESTIONED BY ATC; CLIMBED TO ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 8000 FT. NO ACFT CONFLICTS EXISTED. BOTH THE CAPT AND I MISSED THIS INTERMEDIATE LEVELOFF AT THE INCORRECT ALT. I BELIEVE THAT FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT AS THE RON PRIOR TO THIS WAS A SHORT OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE SLEEP FOR EITHER OF US.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.