Cpr PIC becomes distraction with a pager and in doing so busts his crossing restriction by overshooting altitude. Directs first officer to copy ATIS instead of having him watch the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	127017
Time
Date	198911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : avp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	127017
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
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 other

Narrative:

While at FL230 received clearance to cross avp at FL180. I set the VNAV which shortly captured. Informed center leaving FL230 to cross avp at FL180. Instructed copilot to obtain teb ATIS. Company pager went off leaving FL220 having VNAV cap and the outbnd course from avp set up I placed the pager on the avionic console and placed call to dispatch office. Shortly after found myself intercepting the outbnd course from avp, but at FL170. The controller inquired and I agreed and was assigned a lower altitude. I had placed my pager on the autoplt controller accidentally which disengaged the VNAV. Didn't inform my copilot to monitor the aircraft and placed my call. Need I say any more. Even if I hadn't accidentally placed the pager on the autoplt controller, I should not have called dispatch. Regardless, I should have kept my copilot informed of what I intended to do, or at least had him place the call, or waited until we landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR PIC BECOMES DISTR WITH A PAGER AND IN DOING SO BUSTS HIS CROSSING RESTRICTION BY OVERSHOOTING ALT. DIRECTS FO TO COPY ATIS INSTEAD OF HAVING HIM WATCH THE ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE AT FL230 RECEIVED CLRNC TO CROSS AVP AT FL180. I SET THE VNAV WHICH SHORTLY CAPTURED. INFORMED CENTER LEAVING FL230 TO CROSS AVP AT FL180. INSTRUCTED COPLT TO OBTAIN TEB ATIS. COMPANY PAGER WENT OFF LEAVING FL220 HAVING VNAV CAP AND THE OUTBND COURSE FROM AVP SET UP I PLACED THE PAGER ON THE AVIONIC CONSOLE AND PLACED CALL TO DISPATCH OFFICE. SHORTLY AFTER FOUND MYSELF INTERCEPTING THE OUTBND COURSE FROM AVP, BUT AT FL170. THE CTLR INQUIRED AND I AGREED AND WAS ASSIGNED A LOWER ALT. I HAD PLACED MY PAGER ON THE AUTOPLT CTLR ACCIDENTALLY WHICH DISENGAGED THE VNAV. DIDN'T INFORM MY COPLT TO MONITOR THE ACFT AND PLACED MY CALL. NEED I SAY ANY MORE. EVEN IF I HADN'T ACCIDENTALLY PLACED THE PAGER ON THE AUTOPLT CTLR, I SHOULD NOT HAVE CALLED DISPATCH. REGARDLESS, I SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY COPLT INFORMED OF WHAT I INTENDED TO DO, OR AT LEAST HAD HIM PLACE THE CALL, OR WAITED UNTIL WE LANDED.

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.