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A cpr light transport pilot reports that he climbed through his assigned altitude. Error admitted. Altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : arb |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| 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 : 100 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 350200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude 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 | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The flight crew was distraction with questions from the company president. I did not set the correct altitude in the preselect and climbed through the initial altitude. Always remember fly the airplane first!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR LTT PLT RPTS THAT HE CLBED THROUGH HIS ASSIGNED ALT. ERROR ADMITTED. ALTDEV.
Narrative: THE FLC WAS DISTR WITH QUESTIONS FROM THE COMPANY PRESIDENT. I DID NOT SET THE CORRECT ALT IN THE PRESELECT AND CLBED THROUGH THE INITIAL ALT. ALWAYS REMEMBER FLY THE AIRPLANE FIRST!
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.