<< >> NASA ASRS Report 467430, March 2000

A climbing gii overshoots its assigned altitude when the captain fails to level after crew called the '1000 ft to go' southeast of ewr, nj.

Attributes
ACN	467430
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Gulfstream II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	467430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Miss Distance	horizontal : 27000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was PF. We called out '1000 ft to go' at 5000 ft MSL for assigned altitude target of 6000 ft MSL. Changed frequency at 5700 ft MSL and reported same and reported climbing to 6000 ft MSL. More radio traffic, distraction. Simultaneously I noticed as PNF first officer that altitude was 6500 ft and started to correct captain. When ATC queried altitude, we peaked at 6800 ft MSL with called traffic at 2 O'clock, 7000 ft MSL, less than 5 mi separation. Other aircraft turned left. Collision bearing was not a factor. Captain is foreign. His english is good, but he was 'behind' the aircraft continually and missed radio calls and PNF commands. It was my responsibility to monitor and correct and I failed because I let myself get distraction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CLBING GII OVERSHOOTS ITS ASSIGNED ALT WHEN THE CAPT FAILS TO LEVEL AFTER CREW CALLED THE '1000 FT TO GO' SE OF EWR, NJ.

Narrative: CAPT WAS PF. WE CALLED OUT '1000 FT TO GO' AT 5000 FT MSL FOR ASSIGNED ALT TARGET OF 6000 FT MSL. CHANGED FREQ AT 5700 FT MSL AND RPTED SAME AND RPTED CLBING TO 6000 FT MSL. MORE RADIO TFC, DISTR. SIMULTANEOUSLY I NOTICED AS PNF FO THAT ALT WAS 6500 FT AND STARTED TO CORRECT CAPT. WHEN ATC QUERIED ALT, WE PEAKED AT 6800 FT MSL WITH CALLED TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK, 7000 FT MSL, LESS THAN 5 MI SEPARATION. OTHER ACFT TURNED L. COLLISION BEARING WAS NOT A FACTOR. CAPT IS FOREIGN. HIS ENGLISH IS GOOD, BUT HE WAS 'BEHIND' THE ACFT CONTINUALLY AND MISSED RADIO CALLS AND PNF COMMANDS. IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR AND CORRECT AND I FAILED BECAUSE I LET MYSELF GET DISTR.

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.