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Flight crew of a BAE3100 commuter overshot descent altitude due to distraction of their heavy workload.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent 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 : 4500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 340820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared to descend to 5000 ft, and we overshot. We do not have altitude alerters and we are not required to have them. The PNF missed the calls of '6000 ft for 5000 ft,' and '200 ft to go' because of the high workload in the approach environment. Having an altitude alerter would certainly have prevented this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A BAE3100 COMMUTER OVERSHOT DSCNT ALT DUE TO DISTR OF THEIR HVY WORKLOAD.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 5000 FT, AND WE OVERSHOT. WE DO NOT HAVE ALT ALERTERS AND WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE THEM. THE PNF MISSED THE CALLS OF '6000 FT FOR 5000 FT,' AND '200 FT TO GO' BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WORKLOAD IN THE APCH ENVIRONMENT. HAVING AN ALT ALERTER WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE PREVENTED THIS.
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.