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Flight crew reported overshooting altitude and then returning to assigned altitude. The captain stated lack of flying was a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
We were climbing out of ZZZ with vectors. Cleared from 3;000 to 6;000 feet. We both called out 5;000 for six thousand feet to go. I was head down turning on the radar; there was weather ahead. The 3rd crew member in the jump seat called out altitude. I looked up as we were climbing through 6;200 feet. Pilot flying recovered about 6;300; then quickly returned to 6;000. ATC asked us to confirm our altitude; which we did at 6;000 feet. Pilot fling was hand flying the airplane; which caused the altitude deviation. His scan missed the altitude; even though we both confirmed 1;000 feet to go. My suggestion is to have the autopilot on in low altitude high congestion areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew reported overshooting altitude and then returning to assigned altitude. The Captain stated lack of flying was a contributing factor.
Narrative: We were climbing out of ZZZ with vectors. Cleared from 3;000 to 6;000 feet. We both called out 5;000 for six thousand feet to go. I was head down turning on the radar; there was weather ahead. The 3rd crew member in the jump seat called out altitude. I looked up as we were climbing through 6;200 feet. Pilot flying recovered about 6;300; then quickly returned to 6;000. ATC asked us to confirm our altitude; which we did at 6;000 feet. Pilot fling was hand flying the airplane; which caused the altitude deviation. His scan missed the altitude; even though we both confirmed 1;000 feet to go. My suggestion is to have the autopilot on in low altitude high congestion areas.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.