Altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	294270
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dpa
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	294270
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our clearance was to maintain 3000 ft. It was snowing heavily, visibility was 1 mi. I included in my takeoff brief 'engine anti-ice on before takeoff. After takeoff, delay gear retraction to blow off slush and snow. When gear is up, turn on airframe anti-ice.' it would be a busy time. After liftoff, the PNF (PIC) forgot to delay gear retraction. He then said to me 'do you want to cycle the gear?' about that time we were given a turn to 270 degrees. After acknowledging that, I said 'yes, let's cycle the gear.' then we received a frequency change. The PIC then tried to discourage cycling the gear in order to not alarm the passenger. Amid all this conversation and xmissions, there were no altitude callouts and neither one of us heard the altitude alerter. We went through 3000 ft and I noticed it at 3600 ft and began an immediate descent. Under this heavy workload phase of flight, it was poor cockpit resource management to let the gear situation distract us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV.

Narrative: OUR CLRNC WAS TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT. IT WAS SNOWING HEAVILY, VISIBILITY WAS 1 MI. I INCLUDED IN MY TKOF BRIEF 'ENG ANTI-ICE ON BEFORE TKOF. AFTER TKOF, DELAY GEAR RETRACTION TO BLOW OFF SLUSH AND SNOW. WHEN GEAR IS UP, TURN ON AIRFRAME ANTI-ICE.' IT WOULD BE A BUSY TIME. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE PNF (PIC) FORGOT TO DELAY GEAR RETRACTION. HE THEN SAID TO ME 'DO YOU WANT TO CYCLE THE GEAR?' ABOUT THAT TIME WE WERE GIVEN A TURN TO 270 DEGS. AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, I SAID 'YES, LET'S CYCLE THE GEAR.' THEN WE RECEIVED A FREQ CHANGE. THE PIC THEN TRIED TO DISCOURAGE CYCLING THE GEAR IN ORDER TO NOT ALARM THE PAX. AMID ALL THIS CONVERSATION AND XMISSIONS, THERE WERE NO ALT CALLOUTS AND NEITHER ONE OF US HEARD THE ALT ALERTER. WE WENT THROUGH 3000 FT AND I NOTICED IT AT 3600 FT AND BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT. UNDER THIS HVY WORKLOAD PHASE OF FLT, IT WAS POOR COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT TO LET THE GEAR SIT DISTRACT US.

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.