<< >> NASA ASRS Report 323290, November 1995

Flight crew climbs through 6000 ft assigned to 8000 ft assigned before noticing they had exceeded their assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	323290
Time
Date	199511
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 1-600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	323290
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	323291
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Missed 6000 ft clearance limit by first officer due to a family crisis that affected quality of performance. Captain and first officer noticed error at approximately the same time and initiated a descent at the same time the controller noticed error. Controller reclred us to higher altitude. Rest of flight continued uneventful. Since conflict was caused due to first officer's family problem he was given a leave of absence for 2 weeks to correct family problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC CLBS THROUGH 6000 FT ASSIGNED TO 8000 FT ASSIGNED BEFORE NOTICING THEY HAD EXCEEDED THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: MISSED 6000 FT CLRNC LIMIT BY FO DUE TO A FAMILY CRISIS THAT AFFECTED QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE. CAPT AND FO NOTICED ERROR AT APPROX THE SAME TIME AND INITIATED A DSCNT AT THE SAME TIME THE CTLR NOTICED ERROR. CTLR RECLRED US TO HIGHER ALT. REST OF FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFUL. SINCE CONFLICT WAS CAUSED DUE TO FO'S FAMILY PROB HE WAS GIVEN A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR 2 WKS TO CORRECT FAMILY PROBS.

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.