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A cpr flight crew climbing an N275 (FAA civil code) near teb failed to level at their assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 436052 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : teb.vor |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23300 msl bound upper : 24500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Sabreliner 80A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 436052 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were climbing out of teb and we were cleared to FL240. I, the first officer and PF had the autoplt on and I had set the heading and altitude select. Passing FL220 ATC gave us direct villa intersection. The captain was not familiar with the intersection and could not find it. Since I had programmed our trimble GPS on the ground, I reached down and pushed direct villa. The autoplt altitude select failed to level off at FL240 and instead pitched up and took us to FL245, followed by a violent pitch down and took us to FL233. Everything happened in about 5 seconds and after I disconnected the autoplt, we leveled off at FL240. ATC never mentioned it and shortly after switched us to the next frequency. I feel that if the captain would have been more familiar with the flight plan route, I would have not had to reach down to the GPS and I would have been able to catch the autoplt fail sooner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR FLC CLBING AN N275 (FAA CIVIL CODE) NEAR TEB FAILED TO LEVEL AT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT OF TEB AND WE WERE CLRED TO FL240. I, THE FO AND PF HAD THE AUTOPLT ON AND I HAD SET THE HDG AND ALT SELECT. PASSING FL220 ATC GAVE US DIRECT VILLA INTXN. THE CAPT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE INTXN AND COULD NOT FIND IT. SINCE I HAD PROGRAMMED OUR TRIMBLE GPS ON THE GND, I REACHED DOWN AND PUSHED DIRECT VILLA. THE AUTOPLT ALT SELECT FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT FL240 AND INSTEAD PITCHED UP AND TOOK US TO FL245, FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT PITCH DOWN AND TOOK US TO FL233. EVERYTHING HAPPENED IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND AFTER I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT, WE LEVELED OFF AT FL240. ATC NEVER MENTIONED IT AND SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHED US TO THE NEXT FREQ. I FEEL THAT IF THE CAPT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE FLT PLAN RTE, I WOULD HAVE NOT HAD TO REACH DOWN TO THE GPS AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH THE AUTOPLT FAIL SOONER.
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.