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A B727 flight overshoots its assigned altitude during departure turn and has an encounter with inbound traffic at 4000 ft northwest of orf, va.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 459125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orf.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : orf.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : orf.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 459125 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared for takeoff, runway heading and 4000 ft. After contacting departure control, we were given a 270 degree heading. In the turn, ATC asked us if we were leveling at 4000 ft. The captain saw traffic and gestured for me to stop turning, which I did (approximately 330 degree heading) and cleared traffic. ATC asked us if we were ok and if tower assigned 3000 ft on takeoff. None of the 3 pilots on board heard anything but 4000 ft. An RA was given at approximately 3500 ft (traffic) 'monitor climb, climb, clear of conflict' -- all by the time I hit 4000 ft. TCASII helped in locating traffic but avoidance was achieved quicker by stopping the turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 FLT OVERSHOOTS ITS ASSIGNED ALT DURING DEP TURN AND HAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH INBOUND TFC AT 4000 FT NW OF ORF, VA.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF, RWY HDG AND 4000 FT. AFTER CONTACTING DEP CTL, WE WERE GIVEN A 270 DEG HDG. IN THE TURN, ATC ASKED US IF WE WERE LEVELING AT 4000 FT. THE CAPT SAW TFC AND GESTURED FOR ME TO STOP TURNING, WHICH I DID (APPROX 330 DEG HDG) AND CLRED TFC. ATC ASKED US IF WE WERE OK AND IF TWR ASSIGNED 3000 FT ON TKOF. NONE OF THE 3 PLTS ON BOARD HEARD ANYTHING BUT 4000 FT. AN RA WAS GIVEN AT APPROX 3500 FT (TFC) 'MONITOR CLB, CLB, CLR OF CONFLICT' -- ALL BY THE TIME I HIT 4000 FT. TCASII HELPED IN LOCATING TFC BUT AVOIDANCE WAS ACHIEVED QUICKER BY STOPPING THE TURN.
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.