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A falcon 50 flight crew overshoots their assigned altitude in descent and is reassigned a heading for traffic spacing 18 mi from bed, ma.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 473142 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bed.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 26452 flight time type : 714 |
| ASRS Report | 473142 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared to descend from 8000 ft to 5000 ft. 'Expecting' clearance for a visual approach to bed airport. We were using the autoplt and did not get a capture at 5000 ft. We initiated a level off recovery to return from approximately 4500 ft back to 5000 ft when the boston controller said to descend to 3000 ft. She then said to turn left from a 340 degree heading to a 270 degree heading. We then heard boston issue a turn to traffic to turn easterly. Subsequently, we picked up traffic on the TCASII, about 3 1/2 mi and -500 ft altitude. We continued to descend as directed by boston to 3000 ft. At no time did we get a TCASII conflict RA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FALCON 50 FLC OVERSHOOTS THEIR ASSIGNED ALT IN DSCNT AND IS REASSIGNED A HDG FOR TFC SPACING 18 MI FROM BED, MA.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO DSND FROM 8000 FT TO 5000 FT. 'EXPECTING' CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH TO BED ARPT. WE WERE USING THE AUTOPLT AND DID NOT GET A CAPTURE AT 5000 FT. WE INITIATED A LEVEL OFF RECOVERY TO RETURN FROM APPROX 4500 FT BACK TO 5000 FT WHEN THE BOSTON CTLR SAID TO DSND TO 3000 FT. SHE THEN SAID TO TURN L FROM A 340 DEG HDG TO A 270 DEG HDG. WE THEN HEARD BOSTON ISSUE A TURN TO TFC TO TURN EASTERLY. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE PICKED UP TFC ON THE TCASII, ABOUT 3 1/2 MI AND -500 FT ALT. WE CONTINUED TO DSND AS DIRECTED BY BOSTON TO 3000 FT. AT NO TIME DID WE GET A TCASII CONFLICT RA.
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.