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First officer of an medium large transport overshot altitude during departure climb due to a very high rate of climb during the last 1000 ft to go. The captain was startled by the first officer's flying technique and assured that the climb was arrested as quick as possible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute airway : oak |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 421880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Problem was my not monitoring the first officer's flying more closely. Aircraft was on autoplt control wheel steering, but for some reason, first officer was increasing rate of climb as aircraft approached 9000 ft. I was looking in my brain bag and felt aircraft load up. I looked at instruments as we passed 9000 ft and aircraft vsi was pegged up. Autoplt had acquired assigned altitude of 10000 ft but first officer induced rate of climb exceeded ability of autoplt to level at 10000 ft. Aircraft went momentarily to 10300 ft. I will be discussing first officer's instrument abilities with management further.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN MLG OVERSHOT ALT DURING DEP CLB DUE TO A VERY HIGH RATE OF CLB DURING THE LAST 1000 FT TO GO. THE CAPT WAS STARTLED BY THE FO'S FLYING TECHNIQUE AND ASSURED THAT THE CLB WAS ARRESTED AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
Narrative: PROB WAS MY NOT MONITORING THE FO'S FLYING MORE CLOSELY. ACFT WAS ON AUTOPLT CTL WHEEL STEERING, BUT FOR SOME REASON, FO WAS INCREASING RATE OF CLB AS ACFT APCHED 9000 FT. I WAS LOOKING IN MY BRAIN BAG AND FELT ACFT LOAD UP. I LOOKED AT INSTS AS WE PASSED 9000 FT AND ACFT VSI WAS PEGGED UP. AUTOPLT HAD ACQUIRED ASSIGNED ALT OF 10000 FT BUT FO INDUCED RATE OF CLB EXCEEDED ABILITY OF AUTOPLT TO LEVEL AT 10000 FT. ACFT WENT MOMENTARILY TO 10300 FT. I WILL BE DISCUSSING FO'S INST ABILITIES WITH MGMNT FURTHER.
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.