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Captain of a B757 overshot climb altitude due to a distraction while hand flying the aircraft. The altitude alerter warned the crew of their error. First officer believes that this would not have happened if the autoplt would have been used.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ffu airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute airway : zlc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 3300 |
| ASRS Report | 351940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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 salt lake, we were given 16000 ft as our leveloff altitude. I guess I forgot that the captain was hand flying the plane and because of various distrs, we flew through the altitude and peaked out about 16400 ft when the altitude warning came on. To prevent something like this happening again, I would suggest using the autoplt at all times when there is a possibility of being distraction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B757 OVERSHOT CLB ALT DUE TO A DISTR WHILE HAND FLYING THE ACFT. THE ALT ALERTER WARNED THE CREW OF THEIR ERROR. FO BELIEVES THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF THE AUTOPLT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF SALT LAKE, WE WERE GIVEN 16000 FT AS OUR LEVELOFF ALT. I GUESS I FORGOT THAT THE CAPT WAS HAND FLYING THE PLANE AND BECAUSE OF VARIOUS DISTRS, WE FLEW THROUGH THE ALT AND PEAKED OUT ABOUT 16400 FT WHEN THE ALT WARNING CAME ON. TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, I WOULD SUGGEST USING THE AUTOPLT AT ALL TIMES WHEN THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BEING DISTR.
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.