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Flight crew fails to level at assigned altitude. Altitude deviation altitude excursion altitude overshot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 317114 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vgt |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : las |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 4375 |
| ASRS Report | 317114 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After takeoff from vgt we were assigned a waypoint to fly to and an altitude of 4000 ft. Before reaching the waypoint or altitude we were told to turn left to a new heading and climb to 5000 ft. My first officer wanted me to fly using the uns-1 and I wanted to use the VOR radial. During the discussion over who was in charge, we climbed through our assigned altitude of 5000 ft. At 5500 ft I stopped the climb and descended to 5000 ft. We should have discussed this before takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC FAILS TO LEVEL AT ASSIGNED ALT. ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION ALT OVERSHOT.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM VGT WE WERE ASSIGNED A WAYPOINT TO FLY TO AND AN ALT OF 4000 FT. BEFORE REACHING THE WAYPOINT OR ALT WE WERE TOLD TO TURN L TO A NEW HDG AND CLB TO 5000 FT. MY FO WANTED ME TO FLY USING THE UNS-1 AND I WANTED TO USE THE VOR RADIAL. DURING THE DISCUSSION OVER WHO WAS IN CHARGE, WE CLBED THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 5000 FT. AT 5500 FT I STOPPED THE CLB AND DSNDED TO 5000 FT. WE SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE TKOF.
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.