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Cpr-mdt flight crew set wrong altitude in alerter and climbed into conflict with enroute air carrier-medium large transport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 91466 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198807 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rod |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33600 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid tower : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 2650 flight time type : 280 |
| ASRS Report | 91466 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 91482 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 24000 vertical : 1400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During climb we received instructions to proceed from FL310 to FL330. I was first officer and was making an air to ground telephone call at the time and did not hear the clearance. The captain inadvertently set the altitude alerter to FL350 with the autoplt engaged and we continued past FL330. When center requested altitude verification at 33600', the captain realized the error and immediately descended to FL330. Our normal 'dual callout' cockpit procedure was disrupted because of a phone call. West/O that distraction, this altitude deviation would not have occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR-MDT FLT CREW SET WRONG ALT IN ALERTER AND CLIMBED INTO CONFLICT WITH ENROUTE ACR-MLG.
Narrative: DURING CLB WE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED FROM FL310 TO FL330. I WAS F/O AND WAS MAKING AN AIR TO GND TELEPHONE CALL AT THE TIME AND DID NOT HEAR THE CLRNC. THE CAPT INADVERTENTLY SET THE ALT ALERTER TO FL350 WITH THE AUTOPLT ENGAGED AND WE CONTINUED PAST FL330. WHEN CENTER REQUESTED ALT VERIFICATION AT 33600', THE CAPT REALIZED THE ERROR AND IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO FL330. OUR NORMAL 'DUAL CALLOUT' COCKPIT PROC WAS DISRUPTED BECAUSE OF A PHONE CALL. W/O THAT DISTR, THIS ALT DEVIATION WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.