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Large transport air carrier flight crew overshot their assigned altitude during the initial departure climb by almost 400 ft. The PF arrested the ascent just before the altitude alert activated. Altitude deviation altitude overshot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 330336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3360 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 330336 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 330340 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
Climbing out of ewr was given climb to 3000 ft from 2500 ft and immediately thereafter given direct to coate. First officer called 1000 ft to go and entered direct to coate in FMC (I was hand-flying). I started turn to coate and went through 3000 ft to approximately 3360 ft and realized mistake. I immediately stopped the climb and returned to 3000 ft. No comment from ATC. Problem: I anticipated climb. Almost always on that departure a climb to higher is given before direct. Also, I glanced down to see if coate was in and looked back up to arrest ascent just before altitude alert.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT ACR FLC OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT DURING THE INITIAL DEP CLB BY ALMOST 400 FT. THE PF ARRESTED THE ASCENT JUST BEFORE THE ALT ALERT ACTIVATED. ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF EWR WAS GIVEN CLB TO 3000 FT FROM 2500 FT AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER GIVEN DIRECT TO COATE. FO CALLED 1000 FT TO GO AND ENTERED DIRECT TO COATE IN FMC (I WAS HAND-FLYING). I STARTED TURN TO COATE AND WENT THROUGH 3000 FT TO APPROX 3360 FT AND REALIZED MISTAKE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CLB AND RETURNED TO 3000 FT. NO COMMENT FROM ATC. PROB: I ANTICIPATED CLB. ALMOST ALWAYS ON THAT DEP A CLB TO HIGHER IS GIVEN BEFORE DIRECT. ALSO, I GLANCED DOWN TO SEE IF COATE WAS IN AND LOOKED BACK UP TO ARREST ASCENT JUST BEFORE ALT ALERT.
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.