Flight crew coordination difficulty in setting up aircraft navigation system to meet crossing restr. ATC intervened questioning their altitude when they had climbed 700 ft off altitude. Captain new to aircraft and unfamiliar with system. Reporter, first officer (PF), was distraction at the time.

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Attributes
ACN	339160
Time
Date	199606
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rwf
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Sabre 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1650 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	339160
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on a short flight from bkx, sd, to msd, mn, in a sabreliner 60. The captain I was flying with was unfamiliar with the 60 model. He flies a sabre 40. In addition he was unfamiliar with the radio/navigation equipment. I, sic, was flying from right seat. I hand flew aircraft to 23000 ft and was just leveling off when center gave us a crossing restr on the arrival into msp. The captain was unable to get the intersection tuned in so we could figure out when to start down. I put on the autoplt which works off his side. I selected heading and altitude hold and asked him to pitch sync so as not to get a jump in pitch attitude. Then turned autoplt on. I watched my altimeter which was at 23,050 ft reverse direction slightly and stabilize, then immediately went to tune in intersection and get out arrival plate, neither of which captain had done. Next thing I know center asked us to check our altitude, he showed us at 23700 ft. We immediately descended to 23000 ft. Either altitude hold didn't work or somehow got bumped off. Factors involved captain's unfamiliarity with aircraft and sic work overload on short flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC COORD DIFFICULTY IN SETTING UP ACFT NAV SYS TO MEET XING RESTR. ATC INTERVENED QUESTIONING THEIR ALT WHEN THEY HAD CLBED 700 FT OFF ALT. CAPT NEW TO ACFT AND UNFAMILIAR WITH SYS. RPTR, FO (PF), WAS DISTR AT THE TIME.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A SHORT FLT FROM BKX, SD, TO MSD, MN, IN A SABRELINER 60. THE CAPT I WAS FLYING WITH WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE 60 MODEL. HE FLIES A SABRE 40. IN ADDITION HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE RADIO/NAV EQUIP. I, SIC, WAS FLYING FROM R SEAT. I HAND FLEW ACFT TO 23000 FT AND WAS JUST LEVELING OFF WHEN CTR GAVE US A XING RESTR ON THE ARR INTO MSP. THE CAPT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE INTXN TUNED IN SO WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHEN TO START DOWN. I PUT ON THE AUTOPLT WHICH WORKS OFF HIS SIDE. I SELECTED HDG AND ALT HOLD AND ASKED HIM TO PITCH SYNC SO AS NOT TO GET A JUMP IN PITCH ATTITUDE. THEN TURNED AUTOPLT ON. I WATCHED MY ALTIMETER WHICH WAS AT 23,050 FT REVERSE DIRECTION SLIGHTLY AND STABILIZE, THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT TO TUNE IN INTXN AND GET OUT ARR PLATE, NEITHER OF WHICH CAPT HAD DONE. NEXT THING I KNOW CTR ASKED US TO CHK OUR ALT, HE SHOWED US AT 23700 FT. WE IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 23000 FT. EITHER ALT HOLD DIDN'T WORK OR SOMEHOW GOT BUMPED OFF. FACTORS INVOLVED CAPT'S UNFAMILIARITY WITH ACFT AND SIC WORK OVERLOAD ON SHORT FLT.

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.