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Attributes | |
ACN | 156447 |
Time | |
Date | 199009 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : dca |
State Reference | DC |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 19850 flight time type : 9700 |
ASRS Report | 156447 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Takeoff clearance from dca was 050 degree vector to ott VORTAC, 2000' expect 8000'. The first officer was flying the aircraft. Company policy is no actions other than essential prior to 1500' AGL. After passing 1500' AGL I, as PNF, commenced the after takeoff checklist and associated duties. As I completed these items, approach control asked what our altitude was. I responded 3500' (it is normal to receive a climb to 4000' on initial contact with the departure controller). The controller advised our clearance was 2000' and then cleared us to 4000'. The primary cause of this incident was the deterioration of flight crew performance. We had started the day leaving our overnight in the early morning hours, some 15 hours prior to the incident and had accumulated 7.5 hours of block time. In addition, the aircraft autoplt was inoperative the entire day, adding additional workload. The previous flts had been in a severe WX watch area requiring numerous deviations. The cockpit crew performance had deteriorated slowly through out the day, was unrecognized, and resulted in this occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MDT ALT OVERSHOT IN CLIMB OUT OF DCA.
Narrative: TKOF CLRNC FROM DCA WAS 050 DEG VECTOR TO OTT VORTAC, 2000' EXPECT 8000'. THE F/O WAS FLYING THE ACFT. COMPANY POLICY IS NO ACTIONS OTHER THAN ESSENTIAL PRIOR TO 1500' AGL. AFTER PASSING 1500' AGL I, AS PNF, COMMENCED THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST AND ASSOCIATED DUTIES. AS I COMPLETED THESE ITEMS, APCH CTL ASKED WHAT OUR ALT WAS. I RESPONDED 3500' (IT IS NORMAL TO RECEIVE A CLB TO 4000' ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE DEP CTLR). THE CTLR ADVISED OUR CLRNC WAS 2000' AND THEN CLRED US TO 4000'. THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS THE DETERIORATION OF FLT CREW PERFORMANCE. WE HAD STARTED THE DAY LEAVING OUR OVERNIGHT IN THE EARLY MORNING HRS, SOME 15 HRS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND HAD ACCUMULATED 7.5 HRS OF BLOCK TIME. IN ADDITION, THE ACFT AUTOPLT WAS INOPERATIVE THE ENTIRE DAY, ADDING ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD. THE PREVIOUS FLTS HAD BEEN IN A SEVERE WX WATCH AREA REQUIRING NUMEROUS DEVS. THE COCKPIT CREW PERFORMANCE HAD DETERIORATED SLOWLY THROUGH OUT THE DAY, WAS UNRECOGNIZED, AND RESULTED IN THIS OCCURRENCE.
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.