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First officer overshot climb departure altitude due to distraction of WX avoidance and the captain's failure to call out 100 ft to go since he was on company radio. The first officer returned immediately after observing he was 400 ft above assigned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : stl tower : nid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 720 |
| ASRS Report | 411067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 411070 |
| 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:
On initial climb from 3000 ft to 4000 ft as assigned by ATC, the captain (me) advised that I will go off #1 communication to go to #2 communication to call operations. The first officer confirmed to this. We both missed the 100 ft callout and at 4400 ft the deviation was discovered and was quickly corrected by descending down to 4000 ft. Contributing factors: although company call on my side was legal, I should not call company or allow my first officer call company unless at level cruise altitude. The first officer was looking outside because there was a buildup at 11-12 O'clock and he was more concerned how to avoid it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OVERSHOT CLB DEP ALT DUE TO DISTR OF WX AVOIDANCE AND THE CAPT'S FAILURE TO CALL OUT 100 FT TO GO SINCE HE WAS ON COMPANY RADIO. THE FO RETURNED IMMEDIATELY AFTER OBSERVING HE WAS 400 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED.
Narrative: ON INITIAL CLB FROM 3000 FT TO 4000 FT AS ASSIGNED BY ATC, THE CAPT (ME) ADVISED THAT I WILL GO OFF #1 COM TO GO TO #2 COM TO CALL OPS. THE FO CONFIRMED TO THIS. WE BOTH MISSED THE 100 FT CALLOUT AND AT 4400 FT THE DEV WAS DISCOVERED AND WAS QUICKLY CORRECTED BY DSNDING DOWN TO 4000 FT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ALTHOUGH COMPANY CALL ON MY SIDE WAS LEGAL, I SHOULD NOT CALL COMPANY OR ALLOW MY FO CALL COMPANY UNLESS AT LEVEL CRUISE ALT. THE FO WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE BECAUSE THERE WAS A BUILDUP AT 11-12 O'CLOCK AND HE WAS MORE CONCERNED HOW TO AVOID IT.
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.