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A B767 first officer, PNF, on stadium approach to dfw, reported that the captain overshot the assigned altitude while trying to identify the stadium.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ttt.vor |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : charted visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 471060 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inbound to dfw on assigned heading. Told to expect ILS runway 31R, then told to expect stadium visual. Continued to fly the assigned heading of 300 degrees which never would have joined the localizer (bad heading from ATC.) ATC then seemed confused that we were not on localizer. Issued a new heading and told to report stadium and descend to 3000 ft. I was trying to point out the stadium to the captain, who was hand flying aircraft. Stadium was close under nose and, as he attempted to look over nose to see, slowly drifted up from 5000 ft. We saw the deviation and began a descent to 3000 ft. ATC queried us about our altitude, which went to 5400 ft. Completed the approach with no other problems. Contributing factors: obviously, we failed to properly monitor altitude and conflicting and/or erroneous instructions from ATC, and fatigue after all-night flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FO, PNF, ON STADIUM APCH TO DFW, RPTED THAT THE CAPT OVERSHOT THE ASSIGNED ALT WHILE TRYING TO IDENT THE STADIUM.
Narrative: INBOUND TO DFW ON ASSIGNED HDG. TOLD TO EXPECT ILS RWY 31R, THEN TOLD TO EXPECT STADIUM VISUAL. CONTINUED TO FLY THE ASSIGNED HDG OF 300 DEGS WHICH NEVER WOULD HAVE JOINED THE LOC (BAD HDG FROM ATC.) ATC THEN SEEMED CONFUSED THAT WE WERE NOT ON LOC. ISSUED A NEW HDG AND TOLD TO RPT STADIUM AND DSND TO 3000 FT. I WAS TRYING TO POINT OUT THE STADIUM TO THE CAPT, WHO WAS HAND FLYING ACFT. STADIUM WAS CLOSE UNDER NOSE AND, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LOOK OVER NOSE TO SEE, SLOWLY DRIFTED UP FROM 5000 FT. WE SAW THE DEV AND BEGAN A DSCNT TO 3000 FT. ATC QUERIED US ABOUT OUR ALT, WHICH WENT TO 5400 FT. COMPLETED THE APCH WITH NO OTHER PROBS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: OBVIOUSLY, WE FAILED TO PROPERLY MONITOR ALT AND CONFLICTING AND/OR ERRONEOUS INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC, AND FATIGUE AFTER ALL-NIGHT FLT.
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.