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Commuter flight crew overshot crossing restr. Altitude alert was not set, and deviation was not discovered until below assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cgt |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7600 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ord |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 303930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain didn't set altitude preselector to next lower altitude and due to a high rate of descent to make crossing restr, was unable to level descent without going 400 ft below assigned altitude. Captain's training and attitude is so poor that first officer is unable to catch all of his errors in enough time to correct. Solution: more training at part 121 commuter level or third crew member.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER FLC OVERSHOT XING RESTR. ALT ALERT WAS NOT SET, AND DEV WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL BELOW ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: CAPT DIDN'T SET ALT PRESELECTOR TO NEXT LOWER ALT AND DUE TO A HIGH RATE OF DSCNT TO MAKE XING RESTR, WAS UNABLE TO LEVEL DSCNT WITHOUT GOING 400 FT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT. CAPT'S TRAINING AND ATTITUDE IS SO POOR THAT FO IS UNABLE TO CATCH ALL OF HIS ERRORS IN ENOUGH TIME TO CORRECT. SOLUTION: MORE TRAINING AT PART 121 COMMUTER LEVEL OR THIRD CREW MEMBER.
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.