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A flight crew, that is used to flying an light transport with lesser performance than their DHC8, climbed so quickly they failed to level at assigned altitude in anc airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : anc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 402880 |
| 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 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:
First officer was flying third leg of the day. Only 18 min flts. After departure on initial call with departure we were told to maintain 2000 ft. Originally cleared to 6000 ft by clearance delivery. Tower had pointed out VFR traffic off the end of runway and we were told to maintain VFR separation with that traffic. After takeoff, I (the captain) was completing the climb checklist, watching the VFR traffic and talking on the radio and missed the first officer not leveling off at 2000 ft. He, being a new first officer to the dash 8 from a twin otter, wasn't used to the higher climb rate and missed leveling off at appropriate altitude. By the time I saw the bust at 2600 ft, the controller called and cleared us up to 3000 ft. The reason for the climb restr was approach was letting others descend into anc. To have avoided the situation, I should have been more diligent in monitoring first officer, he should have been more aggressive in flying aircraft by flying aircraft and not let it fly him.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLC, THAT IS USED TO FLYING AN LTT WITH LESSER PERFORMANCE THAN THEIR DHC8, CLBED SO QUICKLY THEY FAILED TO LEVEL AT ASSIGNED ALT IN ANC AIRSPACE.
Narrative: FO WAS FLYING THIRD LEG OF THE DAY. ONLY 18 MIN FLTS. AFTER DEP ON INITIAL CALL WITH DEP WE WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN 2000 FT. ORIGINALLY CLRED TO 6000 FT BY CLRNC DELIVERY. TWR HAD POINTED OUT VFR TFC OFF THE END OF RWY AND WE WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN VFR SEPARATION WITH THAT TFC. AFTER TKOF, I (THE CAPT) WAS COMPLETING THE CLB CHKLIST, WATCHING THE VFR TFC AND TALKING ON THE RADIO AND MISSED THE FO NOT LEVELING OFF AT 2000 FT. HE, BEING A NEW FO TO THE DASH 8 FROM A TWIN OTTER, WASN'T USED TO THE HIGHER CLB RATE AND MISSED LEVELING OFF AT APPROPRIATE ALT. BY THE TIME I SAW THE BUST AT 2600 FT, THE CTLR CALLED AND CLRED US UP TO 3000 FT. THE REASON FOR THE CLB RESTR WAS APCH WAS LETTING OTHERS DSND INTO ANC. TO HAVE AVOIDED THE SIT, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DILIGENT IN MONITORING FO, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AGGRESSIVE IN FLYING ACFT BY FLYING ACFT AND NOT LET IT FLY HIM.
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.