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A corporate ia-1124 climbs through its assigned altitude when the captain and first officer misinterp the clearance altitude northwest of ase, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 442829 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ase.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc tracon : ase.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | IAI1124/1124A/Westwind |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR Combined VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 442829 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing out of ase VFR. Had FL220 in altitude selector. At FL209, ATC informed us we had been assigned FL200. There was no traffic conflict, just a coordination problem with ZDV since we had gone through FL200. Cause: was flying with a contract first officer who was unfamiliar with the ia-1124. Doing this because our first officer left to work with another company and my boss doesn't want to hire a full time first officer until 'our flying picks up.' because the first officer had now flown an ia-1124 in 2 1/2 months, he was not familiar with the location of all the switches, buttons and GPS system. This caused a heavy workload on me, which in turn caused me (and the first officer) to miss the correct altitude assignment. Corrective action: maintain a properly trained crew (both of them). If the company cannot afford to train its people as required, then they should get rid of the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CORPORATE IA-1124 CLBS THROUGH ITS ASSIGNED ALT WHEN THE CAPT AND FO MISINTERP THE CLRNC ALT NW OF ASE, CO.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF ASE VFR. HAD FL220 IN ALT SELECTOR. AT FL209, ATC INFORMED US WE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED FL200. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT, JUST A COORD PROB WITH ZDV SINCE WE HAD GONE THROUGH FL200. CAUSE: WAS FLYING WITH A CONTRACT FO WHO WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE IA-1124. DOING THIS BECAUSE OUR FO LEFT TO WORK WITH ANOTHER COMPANY AND MY BOSS DOESN'T WANT TO HIRE A FULL TIME FO UNTIL 'OUR FLYING PICKS UP.' BECAUSE THE FO HAD NOW FLOWN AN IA-1124 IN 2 1/2 MONTHS, HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION OF ALL THE SWITCHES, BUTTONS AND GPS SYS. THIS CAUSED A HVY WORKLOAD ON ME, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED ME (AND THE FO) TO MISS THE CORRECT ALT ASSIGNMENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTAIN A PROPERLY TRAINED CREW (BOTH OF THEM). IF THE COMPANY CANNOT AFFORD TO TRAIN ITS PEOPLE AS REQUIRED, THEN THEY SHOULD GET RID OF 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.