A cpr BE20 flight crew climbed above their assigned altitude while passing under a military C130. An...

Attributes
ACN	426577
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vhp
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Route In Use	enroute airway : v53
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 10050 flight time type : 1110
ASRS Report	426577
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 30000 vertical : 700
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed keye, radar vectors to V53 to house intersection 47 mi south. Flying down V53, climbing to FL190, we reviewed our routing of V53 to house intersection direct nabb VOR and watched a C130 pass overhead from left to right at FL200. We were leveling at FL190 as we approached house. Passing house I reminded the PF that we were to proceed to nabb. In the left turn toward nabb we started to climb. At +200 ft I reminded the PF to check his altitude. He initiated a slow recovery and the aircraft continued to +300 ft before returning to FL190. After we were level back at FL190 center inquired about any previous altitude changes and suggested we phone ZID after we land. During the telephone conversation I discussed the altitude variation and was informed we were involved in an aircraft deviation report for being less than 1000 ft below an aircraft within a 5 mi radius. (The C130 had passed overhead in the opposite direction prior to house intersection.) the PF, an employee of the company and a prospective copilot, had not flown this aircraft for awhile. I think he got a little behind the airplane and then trying to keep the flight smooth did not recover from the climb as fast as he could have or should have. Although his correction was very slow and I worried about him arresting his climb, at the time I did not think the situation had progressed to the point that I had to intercede more than verbally. I may have to rethink that decision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR BE20 FLC CLBED ABOVE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHILE PASSING UNDER A MIL C130. AN ARTCC RADAR CTLR DISCUSSED THIS INCIDENT WITH THE CPR FLC.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED KEYE, RADAR VECTORS TO V53 TO HOUSE INTXN 47 MI S. FLYING DOWN V53, CLBING TO FL190, WE REVIEWED OUR ROUTING OF V53 TO HOUSE INTXN DIRECT NABB VOR AND WATCHED A C130 PASS OVERHEAD FROM L TO R AT FL200. WE WERE LEVELING AT FL190 AS WE APCHED HOUSE. PASSING HOUSE I REMINDED THE PF THAT WE WERE TO PROCEED TO NABB. IN THE L TURN TOWARD NABB WE STARTED TO CLB. AT +200 FT I REMINDED THE PF TO CHK HIS ALT. HE INITIATED A SLOW RECOVERY AND THE ACFT CONTINUED TO +300 FT BEFORE RETURNING TO FL190. AFTER WE WERE LEVEL BACK AT FL190 CTR INQUIRED ABOUT ANY PREVIOUS ALT CHANGES AND SUGGESTED WE PHONE ZID AFTER WE LAND. DURING THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION I DISCUSSED THE ALT VARIATION AND WAS INFORMED WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACFT DEV RPT FOR BEING LESS THAN 1000 FT BELOW AN ACFT WITHIN A 5 MI RADIUS. (THE C130 HAD PASSED OVERHEAD IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION PRIOR TO HOUSE INTXN.) THE PF, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY AND A PROSPECTIVE COPLT, HAD NOT FLOWN THIS ACFT FOR AWHILE. I THINK HE GOT A LITTLE BEHIND THE AIRPLANE AND THEN TRYING TO KEEP THE FLT SMOOTH DID NOT RECOVER FROM THE CLB AS FAST AS HE COULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE. ALTHOUGH HIS CORRECTION WAS VERY SLOW AND I WORRIED ABOUT HIM ARRESTING HIS CLB, AT THE TIME I DID NOT THINK THE SIT HAD PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT I HAD TO INTERCEDE MORE THAN VERBALLY. I MAY HAVE TO RETHINK THAT DECISION.

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.

A cpr BE20 flight crew climbed above their assigned altitude while passing under a military C130. An ARTCC radar controller discussed this incident with the cpr flight crew.