Captain of small charter jet inadvertently shut down 1 engine at high cruise altitude.

Attributes
ACN	206729
Time
Date	199204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mcn
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 45000 msl bound upper : 45000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ztl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	206729
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	206951
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Reaching top of cruise, I reached over to increase cabin temperature and while bringing my hand back I inadvertently got my watchband caught on the #2 thrust lever which came back past detent to cutoff. I maintained position control, called for the appropriate checklist, and notified ATC that we had to descend to 250 for a relight. No malfunctions no other occurrence. Relight accomplished, flight continued on to destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF SMALL CHARTER JET INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN 1 ENG AT HIGH CRUISE ALT.

Narrative: REACHING TOP OF CRUISE, I REACHED OVER TO INCREASE CABIN TEMP AND WHILE BRINGING MY HAND BACK I INADVERTENTLY GOT MY WATCHBAND CAUGHT ON THE #2 THRUST LEVER WHICH CAME BACK PAST DETENT TO CUTOFF. I MAINTAINED POS CTL, CALLED FOR THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST, AND NOTIFIED ATC THAT WE HAD TO DSND TO 250 FOR A RELIGHT. NO MALFUNCTIONS NO OTHER OCCURRENCE. RELIGHT ACCOMPLISHED, FLT CONTINUED ON TO DEST.

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.