Altitude deviation descended through assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	300260
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10600 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	300260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	300262
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance 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 : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received call on radio while descending through 18000 ft -- became distracted and forgot to set local altimeter setting (29.55). We caught the mistake passing through 10800 ft MSL and descended to 10600 ft MSL before returning to assigned altitude. There was no traffic nearby (as shown on TCASII).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV DSNDED THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: RECEIVED CALL ON RADIO WHILE DSNDING THROUGH 18000 FT -- BECAME DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO SET LCL ALTIMETER SETTING (29.55). WE CAUGHT THE MISTAKE PASSING THROUGH 10800 FT MSL AND DSNDED TO 10600 FT MSL BEFORE RETURNING TO ASSIGNED ALT. THERE WAS NO TFC NEARBY (AS SHOWN ON TCASII).

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.