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During a training demonstration flight, instructor pilot failed to maintain assigned altitude while intercepting the ILS, and then after correcting back, flew through the localizer to the final of the adjacent parallel runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 433390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hsv.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2900 msl bound upper : 3400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hsv.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 18r |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 433390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : returned to assigned airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As a newly minted CFI, my wife finally allowed me to give her a pinch hitter course. Altitude, power, performance has been our central theme. Today would be progression to a long straight-in on ILS runway 18 at hsv. While explaining the setup to the ILS and the particulars of an ASR approach, I deviated from altitude 2900 ft assigned to 3400 ft. Immediately return to 2900 ft. No conflict occurred. Again while 'teaching' in-depth, passed through runway 18R into runway 18L final approach course. Noted immediately and corrected. No conflict occurred. Continued training approach #2 and did it right. Fortunately no conflict arose, but lost basic technique of flying -- fly the airplane -- in my zeal to teach my wife. This has shaken me since I 'feel' like a good pilot, but made 2 basic potentially life-threatening errors. Hopefully this will be something I can build on to prevent and teach prevention in the future. Fixation in any way, shape or form and failure to fly the airplane resulted in these errors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING A TRAINING DEMONSTRATION FLT, INSTRUCTOR PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED ALT WHILE INTERCEPTING THE ILS, AND THEN AFTER CORRECTING BACK, FLEW THROUGH THE LOC TO THE FINAL OF THE ADJACENT PARALLEL RWY.
Narrative: AS A NEWLY MINTED CFI, MY WIFE FINALLY ALLOWED ME TO GIVE HER A PINCH HITTER COURSE. ALT, PWR, PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN OUR CENTRAL THEME. TODAY WOULD BE PROGRESSION TO A LONG STRAIGHT-IN ON ILS RWY 18 AT HSV. WHILE EXPLAINING THE SETUP TO THE ILS AND THE PARTICULARS OF AN ASR APCH, I DEVIATED FROM ALT 2900 FT ASSIGNED TO 3400 FT. IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO 2900 FT. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. AGAIN WHILE 'TEACHING' IN-DEPTH, PASSED THROUGH RWY 18R INTO RWY 18L FINAL APCH COURSE. NOTED IMMEDIATELY AND CORRECTED. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. CONTINUED TRAINING APCH #2 AND DID IT RIGHT. FORTUNATELY NO CONFLICT AROSE, BUT LOST BASIC TECHNIQUE OF FLYING -- FLY THE AIRPLANE -- IN MY ZEAL TO TEACH MY WIFE. THIS HAS SHAKEN ME SINCE I 'FEEL' LIKE A GOOD PLT, BUT MADE 2 BASIC POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ERRORS. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE SOMETHING I CAN BUILD ON TO PREVENT AND TEACH PREVENTION IN THE FUTURE. FIXATION IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM AND FAILURE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE RESULTED IN THESE ERRORS.
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.