Altitude deviation during radar vectoring.

Attributes
ACN	145596
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : osu
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	145596
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Ongoing situation with cmh approach. This time I was kept higher than usual with excessive vectoring (60 degree turns). VFR conditions with airport in sight, approaching osu from southwest, with eventually being vectored northeast of airport. My descent was from 11000' to 6000' to 4000', with descent starting with less than 28 mi to the airport. I personally find this very frustrating, especially when I go to far busier airport areas and get better handling. This time, in anticipation of being descended on down so that I could enter a left downwind at osu to land 27, I descended through my altitude and had to climb back to 4000'. I was vectored northeast of the field before being turned over to the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION DURING RADAR VECTORING.

Narrative: ONGOING SITUATION WITH CMH APCH. THIS TIME I WAS KEPT HIGHER THAN USUAL WITH EXCESSIVE VECTORING (60 DEG TURNS). VFR CONDITIONS WITH ARPT IN SIGHT, APCHING OSU FROM SW, WITH EVENTUALLY BEING VECTORED NE OF ARPT. MY DSNT WAS FROM 11000' TO 6000' TO 4000', WITH DSNT STARTING WITH LESS THAN 28 MI TO THE ARPT. I PERSONALLY FIND THIS VERY FRUSTRATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I GO TO FAR BUSIER ARPT AREAS AND GET BETTER HANDLING. THIS TIME, IN ANTICIPATION OF BEING DSNDED ON DOWN SO THAT I COULD ENTER A LEFT DOWNWIND AT OSU TO LAND 27, I DSNDED THROUGH MY ALT AND HAD TO CLB BACK TO 4000'. I WAS VECTORED NE OF THE FIELD BEFORE BEING TURNED OVER TO THE TWR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.