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Flight crew of an air carrier medium large transport overshot descent assigned altitude and subsequently climbed back above altitude in response to a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 273112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mip airport : lga |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19300 msl bound upper : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15740 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 273112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Our flight was cleared to cross marrc intersection at FL180 (lga mip. MIP8). Passing 20000 ft, ATC told us to level off at FL200, we leveled off at about 19700 ft because of high rate of descent (2000 FPM). Received one TA followed almost immediately by a climb RA. The traffic was a flight of '8' F-14's in tight 'V' formation. Acquired visual with traffic. Estimated lateral separation 1/2 mi and about 600-700 ft vertical separation while still climbing per 'climb RA' at closest point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR MLG OVERSHOT DSCNT ASSIGNED ALT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLBED BACK ABOVE ALT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.
Narrative: OUR FLT WAS CLRED TO CROSS MARRC INTXN AT FL180 (LGA MIP. MIP8). PASSING 20000 FT, ATC TOLD US TO LEVEL OFF AT FL200, WE LEVELED OFF AT ABOUT 19700 FT BECAUSE OF HIGH RATE OF DSCNT (2000 FPM). RECEIVED ONE TA FOLLOWED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY A CLB RA. THE TFC WAS A FLT OF '8' F-14'S IN TIGHT 'V' FORMATION. ACQUIRED VISUAL WITH TFC. ESTIMATED LATERAL SEPARATION 1/2 MI AND ABOUT 600-700 FT VERT SEPARATION WHILE STILL CLBING PER 'CLIMB RA' AT CLOSEST POINT.
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.