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Captain of an light transport turboprop overshot descent altitude due to traffic watch and corrected back before ATC called his attention to it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdu artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach 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 : 150 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 387190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | 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:
We were in the approach phase of flight, to land on runway 5R at raleigh-durham. I was cleared to descend to 8000 ft on a downwind (right) still on vectors. Checking ahead for sequence traffic I missed my assigned leveloff at 8000 ft and did not catch it until approaching 7500 ft. I immediately corrected to 8000 ft. The visibility was very good and both the first officer and I were looking out of the cockpit. In hindsight, I believe I should have assigned the duty of looking for traffic to the first officer instead of both of us taking it upon ourselves to do so.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN LTT TURBOPROP OVERSHOT DSCNT ALT DUE TO TFC WATCH AND CORRECTED BACK BEFORE ATC CALLED HIS ATTN TO IT.
Narrative: WE WERE IN THE APCH PHASE OF FLT, TO LAND ON RWY 5R AT RALEIGH-DURHAM. I WAS CLRED TO DSND TO 8000 FT ON A DOWNWIND (R) STILL ON VECTORS. CHKING AHEAD FOR SEQUENCE TFC I MISSED MY ASSIGNED LEVELOFF AT 8000 FT AND DID NOT CATCH IT UNTIL APCHING 7500 FT. I IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO 8000 FT. THE VISIBILITY WAS VERY GOOD AND BOTH THE FO AND I WERE LOOKING OUT OF THE COCKPIT. IN HINDSIGHT, I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE ASSIGNED THE DUTY OF LOOKING FOR TFC TO THE FO INSTEAD OF BOTH OF US TAKING IT UPON OURSELVES TO DO SO.
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.