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Small transport pilot fails to level at assigned altitude. Pilot and controller notice error about same time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ord airport : ugn |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 980 flight time type : 340 |
| ASRS Report | 340070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing out of ugn with family aboard, second departure controller assigned climb to 11000 ft MSL. Aircraft has altitude 'warning,' but no 'pre-select.' autoplt was engaged to hold 140 degree heading and an attitude yielding 1200-1600 FPM climb. Altitude warning tone is weak, did not get pilot's attention, climb proceeded to 12000 ft MSL before pilot and controller both noticed. Controller re- assigned 12000 ft briefly, then handed off to ZAU who assigned FL230. No known conflicts. Other cockpit distrs (power setting, family chatter, communication tuning) caused inattn to altitude assignment in this climb situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT PLT FAILS TO LEVEL AT ASSIGNED ALT. PLT AND CTLR NOTICE ERROR ABOUT SAME TIME.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF UGN WITH FAMILY ABOARD, SECOND DEP CTLR ASSIGNED CLB TO 11000 FT MSL. ACFT HAS ALT 'WARNING,' BUT NO 'PRE-SELECT.' AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED TO HOLD 140 DEG HDG AND AN ATTITUDE YIELDING 1200-1600 FPM CLB. ALT WARNING TONE IS WEAK, DID NOT GET PLT'S ATTN, CLB PROCEEDED TO 12000 FT MSL BEFORE PLT AND CTLR BOTH NOTICED. CTLR RE- ASSIGNED 12000 FT BRIEFLY, THEN HANDED OFF TO ZAU WHO ASSIGNED FL230. NO KNOWN CONFLICTS. OTHER COCKPIT DISTRS (PWR SETTING, FAMILY CHATTER, COM TUNING) CAUSED INATTN TO ALT ASSIGNMENT IN THIS CLB SIT.
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.