2 air force F-16 aircraft busted an altitude in descent.

Attributes
ACN	266759
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sat airport : bsm
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12200 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tower : sna
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zhu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	266759
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Original flight lead had a UHF radio failure and passed the lead to me. We were given a vector of 350 degrees and cleared to descend from FL180 to 14000 ft. During the descent, the wingman asked a question on the VHF radio which I could not understand. As I was relaying to him the situation, I transited to 12200 ft and immediately corrected to 14000 ft. Center notified me of the deviation and noted my correction to 14000 ft. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. Center relayed that no traffic conflict had existed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 AIR FORCE F-16 ACFT BUSTED AN ALT IN DSCNT.

Narrative: ORIGINAL FLT LEAD HAD A UHF RADIO FAILURE AND PASSED THE LEAD TO ME. WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR OF 350 DEGS AND CLRED TO DSND FROM FL180 TO 14000 FT. DURING THE DSCNT, THE WINGMAN ASKED A QUESTION ON THE VHF RADIO WHICH I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND. AS I WAS RELAYING TO HIM THE SIT, I TRANSITED TO 12200 FT AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO 14000 FT. CTR NOTIFIED ME OF THE DEV AND NOTED MY CORRECTION TO 14000 FT. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. CTR RELAYED THAT NO TFC CONFLICT HAD EXISTED.

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.