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Attributes | |
ACN | 116280 |
Time | |
Date | 198903 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ont |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6100 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : ont tracon : geg |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3000 |
ASRS Report | 116280 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared from the ontario airport, ca. Clearance was the pomona two departure, daggett transition, to maintain 13,000' (later changed to maintain 5000'), maintain heading 255 degree, departure control frequency 125.5, mode 3/7302, ATIS. The incident occurred during takeoff while maintaining a heading of 255 degree. We were told to turn left and contact departure control. I started a left turn and asked the first officer to ask departure control about this left turn since our clearance originally was to maintain heading 255 degree. The first officer contacted departure control, and they informed us wrong frequency and to switch to another frequency. The first officer then contacted departure on this frequency and the controller directed us return to our first frequency (125.5). Since we now had turned to almost a downwind heading, and we were unable to verify this left turn, I elected to utilize my captain's emergency authority and continue a left turn to 255 degree, maintaining VFR, and clearing all aircraft in the area. While turning the aircraft, maintaining an outside safety watch, and directing the first officer's actions, the aircraft flew through the 5000' altitude restriction and leveled at 6100'. Departure control was then established and after vectoring we proceeded on a normal course to dayton, oh.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF HVT DEPARTING ONT TURNED LEFT AFTER DEP BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT DEP. CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE LEFT TURN AROUND TO 255 DEGREES. IN CLIMB ONVERSHOT 5000 ALT LIMIT.
Narrative: CLRED FROM THE ONTARIO ARPT, CA. CLRNC WAS THE POMONA TWO DEP, DAGGETT TRANSITION, TO MAINTAIN 13,000' (LATER CHANGED TO MAINTAIN 5000'), MAINTAIN HDG 255 DEG, DEP CTL FREQ 125.5, MODE 3/7302, ATIS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TKOF WHILE MAINTAINING A HDG OF 255 DEG. WE WERE TOLD TO TURN LEFT AND CONTACT DEP CTL. I STARTED A LEFT TURN AND ASKED THE F/O TO ASK DEP CTL ABOUT THIS LEFT TURN SINCE OUR CLRNC ORIGINALLY WAS TO MAINTAIN HDG 255 DEG. THE F/O CONTACTED DEP CTL, AND THEY INFORMED US WRONG FREQ AND TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER FREQ. THE F/O THEN CONTACTED DEP ON THIS FREQ AND THE CTLR DIRECTED US RETURN TO OUR FIRST FREQ (125.5). SINCE WE NOW HAD TURNED TO ALMOST A DOWNWIND HDG, AND WE WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY THIS LEFT TURN, I ELECTED TO UTILIZE MY CAPT'S EMER AUTHORITY AND CONTINUE A LEFT TURN TO 255 DEG, MAINTAINING VFR, AND CLEARING ALL ACFT IN THE AREA. WHILE TURNING THE ACFT, MAINTAINING AN OUTSIDE SAFETY WATCH, AND DIRECTING THE F/O'S ACTIONS, THE ACFT FLEW THROUGH THE 5000' ALT RESTRICTION AND LEVELED AT 6100'. DEP CTL WAS THEN ESTABLISHED AND AFTER VECTORING WE PROCEEDED ON A NORMAL COURSE TO DAYTON, OH.
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.