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Pilot of a C182 overshot assigned altitude during climb out due to trusting his autoplt altitude capture feature to level aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 3786 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 477510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
C182 departed cdw on an IFR flight plan to orf, cleared to 5000 ft, radar vector dixie. When reaching 5000 ft, pilot set altitude hold, but failed to monitor. Climb continued to 5400 ft. Controller queried 'did I clear you to 6000 ft? (Final altitude)?' response 'negative, 5000 ft' and immediately return to 5000 ft. Controller response 'no problem, 12 mi separation.' probable cause: daughter with serious health problem in orf. Passenger (wife) distraught and upset -- flight to assist daughter. Recommendation: greater concentration and disable intercom.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C182 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLBOUT DUE TO TRUSTING HIS AUTOPLT ALT CAPTURE FEATURE TO LEVEL ACFT.
Narrative: C182 DEPARTED CDW ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO ORF, CLRED TO 5000 FT, RADAR VECTOR DIXIE. WHEN REACHING 5000 FT, PLT SET ALT HOLD, BUT FAILED TO MONITOR. CLB CONTINUED TO 5400 FT. CTLR QUERIED 'DID I CLR YOU TO 6000 FT? (FINAL ALT)?' RESPONSE 'NEGATIVE, 5000 FT' AND IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO 5000 FT. CTLR RESPONSE 'NO PROB, 12 MI SEPARATION.' PROBABLE CAUSE: DAUGHTER WITH SERIOUS HEALTH PROB IN ORF. PAX (WIFE) DISTRAUGHT AND UPSET -- FLT TO ASSIST DAUGHTER. RECOMMENDATION: GREATER CONCENTRATION AND DISABLE INTERCOM.
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.