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Commuter aircraft on VFR flight plan is communicating with center for advisories while on descent. Center gives a hard altitude to the commuter which is overshot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 117672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 117672 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route commuter flight wkr (nyaw)-fll. VFR advisory with ZMA. We were descending and told to maintain 3500'. Made mental note of '500 to go' and got distracted by traffic watch. No alert/comment made by copilot. Center came back with 'confirm altitude passing.' we were passing 3000'. Immediately I climbed toward 3500', but center made angry comment and cleared us to 2500' and held us there for long time. Copilot apologized for not noticing altitude, but it was my fault.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER ACFT ON VFR FLT PLAN IS COMMUNICATING WITH CENTER FOR ADVISORIES WHILE ON DESCENT. CENTER GIVES A HARD ALT TO THE COMMUTER WHICH IS OVERSHOT.
Narrative: ENRTE COMMUTER FLT WKR (NYAW)-FLL. VFR ADVISORY WITH ZMA. WE WERE DSNDING AND TOLD TO MAINTAIN 3500'. MADE MENTAL NOTE OF '500 TO GO' AND GOT DISTRACTED BY TFC WATCH. NO ALERT/COMMENT MADE BY COPLT. CENTER CAME BACK WITH 'CONFIRM ALT PASSING.' WE WERE PASSING 3000'. IMMEDIATELY I CLBED TOWARD 3500', BUT CENTER MADE ANGRY COMMENT AND CLRED US TO 2500' AND HELD US THERE FOR LONG TIME. COPLT APOLOGIZED FOR NOT NOTICING ALT, BUT IT WAS MY FAULT.
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.