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Flight crew of B737-200 overshot assigned approach altitude on descent due to misunderstanding of clearance altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435037 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 435037 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1350 |
| ASRS Report | 435640 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cvg approach cleared us to 5000 ft. As we leveled off, the controller told us that he had amended our altitude to 6000 ft. I told him that we did not receive that clearance, and we had not. The controller said it was ok, but you never know.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF B737-200 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED APCH ALT ON DSCNT DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING OF CLRNC ALT.
Narrative: CVG APCH CLRED US TO 5000 FT. AS WE LEVELED OFF, THE CTLR TOLD US THAT HE HAD AMENDED OUR ALT TO 6000 FT. I TOLD HIM THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE THAT CLRNC, AND WE HAD NOT. THE CTLR SAID IT WAS OK, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
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.