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An small aircraft private pilot overshoots his IFR assigned altitude when the workload becomes too great southeast of 28J, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc tracon : dab.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 467440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During initial climb from 28J to dab, was unable to contact jacksonville approach to obtain IFR clearance. Contacted daytona beach approach and advised them of my communication problem. They took me and gave me my IFR clearance. The altitude restr was 3000 ft and the route clearance was direct ormond beach. Since neither this altitude or the omn VOR were in my flight plan, I was busy entering the new waypoint into the GPS and went through the assigned altitude to 3600 ft before I corrected back to 3000 ft. Also contributing to the workload was a frequency change at that same time. My review of this event indicates that I should have made the altitude limit the prime consideration, and done the communication and navigation tasks as secondary to the altitude target.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PVT PLT OVERSHOOTS HIS IFR ASSIGNED ALT WHEN THE WORKLOAD BECOMES TOO GREAT SE OF 28J, FL.
Narrative: DURING INITIAL CLB FROM 28J TO DAB, WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT JACKSONVILLE APCH TO OBTAIN IFR CLRNC. CONTACTED DAYTONA BEACH APCH AND ADVISED THEM OF MY COM PROB. THEY TOOK ME AND GAVE ME MY IFR CLRNC. THE ALT RESTR WAS 3000 FT AND THE RTE CLRNC WAS DIRECT ORMOND BEACH. SINCE NEITHER THIS ALT OR THE OMN VOR WERE IN MY FLT PLAN, I WAS BUSY ENTERING THE NEW WAYPOINT INTO THE GPS AND WENT THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALT TO 3600 FT BEFORE I CORRECTED BACK TO 3000 FT. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORKLOAD WAS A FREQ CHANGE AT THAT SAME TIME. MY REVIEW OF THIS EVENT INDICATES THAT I SHOULD HAVE MADE THE ALT LIMIT THE PRIME CONSIDERATION, AND DONE THE COM AND NAV TASKS AS SECONDARY TO THE ALT TARGET.
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.