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Flight crew of an israel 1124 westwind WW24 overshot assigned altitude during descent due to a hot battery warning light. Captain climbed back at once and then was cleared on down further by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420771 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : srq airport : srq |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4400 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | IAI1124/1124A/Westwind |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : tpa |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 420771 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 19300 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 420770 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| 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 descent into srq from orl we were cleared to 5000 ft. During descent we got a hot battery warning. We were distraction in dealing with that problem and the autoplt did not capture altitude. The altitude alerter caught our attention as we went below assigned altitude. We went 600 ft low before arresting the descent and starting recovery to 5000 ft and were immediately cleared to lower. No comments from ATC. 99% of altitude excursions are usually distrs or lack of concentration on doing what we are supposed to be doing - - flying the airplane. Very frustrating!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ISRAEL 1124 WESTWIND WW24 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING DSCNT DUE TO A HOT BATTERY WARNING LIGHT. CAPT CLBED BACK AT ONCE AND THEN WAS CLRED ON DOWN FURTHER BY ATC.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO SRQ FROM ORL WE WERE CLRED TO 5000 FT. DURING DSCNT WE GOT A HOT BATTERY WARNING. WE WERE DISTR IN DEALING WITH THAT PROB AND THE AUTOPLT DID NOT CAPTURE ALT. THE ALT ALERTER CAUGHT OUR ATTN AS WE WENT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT. WE WENT 600 FT LOW BEFORE ARRESTING THE DSCNT AND STARTING RECOVERY TO 5000 FT AND WERE IMMEDIATELY CLRED TO LOWER. NO COMMENTS FROM ATC. 99% OF ALT EXCURSIONS ARE USUALLY DISTRS OR LACK OF CONCENTRATION ON DOING WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING - - FLYING THE AIRPLANE. VERY FRUSTRATING!
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.