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Atx small transport pilot overshoots assigned altitude while dealing with mechanical problem and sick passenger near bmg.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bmg.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : huf.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 427940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : pax |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot cabin event : passenger illness inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departure from bmg airport communicating with hulman departure. Cleared to 10000 ft. As I passed through 6000 ft, the #1 inverter quit working, disengaging the autoplt and the altitude pre select. At about the same time I was dealing with the inverter problem, one of the passenger in the rear of the aircraft was looking for more air in the rear of the aircraft before she became ill. As I selected the other inverter and handed her a sick sack from the drawer behind my seat, I passed through 10000 ft. By the time I realized this, I was at 10500 ft. Right away I lowered the nose of the aircraft and advised ATC that the tops were 10400 ft. They then told me to maintain 10000 ft and call center. At no time was there any conflicts with other traffic. If this were to happen again, I would fly the aircraft first and deal with the passenger later. As I stated, at no time was there any traffic conflicts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX SMT PLT OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT WHILE DEALING WITH MECHANICAL PROB AND SICK PAX NEAR BMG.
Narrative: DEP FROM BMG ARPT COMMUNICATING WITH HULMAN DEP. CLRED TO 10000 FT. AS I PASSED THROUGH 6000 FT, THE #1 INVERTER QUIT WORKING, DISENGAGING THE AUTOPLT AND THE ALT PRE SELECT. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME I WAS DEALING WITH THE INVERTER PROB, ONE OF THE PAX IN THE REAR OF THE ACFT WAS LOOKING FOR MORE AIR IN THE REAR OF THE ACFT BEFORE SHE BECAME ILL. AS I SELECTED THE OTHER INVERTER AND HANDED HER A SICK SACK FROM THE DRAWER BEHIND MY SEAT, I PASSED THROUGH 10000 FT. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THIS, I WAS AT 10500 FT. RIGHT AWAY I LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT AND ADVISED ATC THAT THE TOPS WERE 10400 FT. THEY THEN TOLD ME TO MAINTAIN 10000 FT AND CALL CTR. AT NO TIME WAS THERE ANY CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TFC. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN, I WOULD FLY THE ACFT FIRST AND DEAL WITH THE PAX LATER. AS I STATED, AT NO TIME WAS THERE ANY TFC CONFLICTS.
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.