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Captain of a cpr bae HS125-800 overshot assigned altitude during departure due to distraction of an aircraft caution warning light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439653 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sus.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : t75.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | BAe 125 Series 800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 439653 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After departing sus, we were in contact with st louis departure. We were assigned a heading and a clearance to climb to 4000 ft. Climbing through 2500 ft, a light illuminated on the master warning panel. The captain gave me the abnormal checklist while he continued to fly the aircraft. Through 3000 ft, ATC cleared us to the csx VOR. We did not have the frequency tuned. The captain proceeded to tune the radio while I ran the abnormal checklist. As I looked up to check frequency and back up the captain, we were flying through 4500 ft. I called the altitude deviation and the captain initiated a descent back to the assigned 4000 ft altitude. I believe the contributing factors were the abnormal system light and the clearance to the assigned VOR. I believe the altitude deviation could have been avoided by the PNF tuning the radios while the PF concentrated on flying the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A CPR BAE HS125-800 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING DEP DUE TO DISTR OF AN ACFT CAUTION WARNING LIGHT.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING SUS, WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH ST LOUIS DEP. WE WERE ASSIGNED A HEADING AND A CLRNC TO CLB TO 4000 FT. CLBING THROUGH 2500 FT, A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE MASTER WARNING PANEL. THE CAPT GAVE ME THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST WHILE HE CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT. THROUGH 3000 FT, ATC CLRED US TO THE CSX VOR. WE DID NOT HAVE THE FREQ TUNED. THE CAPT PROCEEDED TO TUNE THE RADIO WHILE I RAN THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST. AS I LOOKED UP TO CHK FREQ AND BACK UP THE CAPT, WE WERE FLYING THROUGH 4500 FT. I CALLED THE ALTDEV AND THE CAPT INITIATED A DSCNT BACK TO THE ASSIGNED 4000 FT ALT. I BELIEVE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ABNORMAL SYS LIGHT AND THE CLRNC TO THE ASSIGNED VOR. I BELIEVE THE ALTDEV COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE PNF TUNING THE RADIOS WHILE THE PF CONCENTRATED ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE.
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.