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While flying to slc a light twin aircraft lost reception on both GPS receivers and while resetting them climbed through his assigned 15;000 ft altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1094816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLC.ARTCC |
| State Reference | UT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPS & Other Satellite Navigation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 6780 Flight Crew Type 320 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
I was on a flight from to slc. During my assent to my final cruising altitude; both of my gpss stopped working. I diverted my attention to reacquiring the satellites. While rebooting the GPS radio; I inadvertently passed through my assigned altitude of 15;000 ft by 500 ft. I immediately turned off the autopilot and descended back to the altitude assigned. Because of a failure of both of my gpss; I let my attention be diverted too much so that I lost my scan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While flying to SLC a light twin aircraft lost reception on both GPS receivers and while resetting them climbed through his assigned 15;000 FT altitude.
Narrative: I was on a flight from to SLC. During my assent to my final cruising altitude; both of my GPSs stopped working. I diverted my attention to reacquiring the satellites. While rebooting the GPS radio; I inadvertently passed through my assigned altitude of 15;000 FT by 500 FT. I immediately turned off the autopilot and descended back to the altitude assigned. Because of a failure of both of my GPSs; I let my attention be diverted too much so that I lost my scan.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.