<< >> NASA ASRS Report 477760, July 2000

A DA20 flight crew overshoots their assigned altitude while 25 mi east of ttn, nj, according to approach controller at phl, PA.

Attributes
ACN	477760
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ttn.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	477760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the PF on falcon 20F on jul/sat/00, at approximately AB30 pm local time. We were in mcguire approach airspace. It sounded like there might have been some training going on at the facility. We were at 5000 ft MSL and told to descend to 2000 ft. The captain read back 2000 ft. Once we were at 2400 ft MSL the controller wanted to know what we were doing. We told them we were descending to 2000 ft. They said maintain 3000 ft. So I climbed back to 3000 ft. Then they handed us off to philadelphia approach. No action was taken that I know on their part.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DA20 FLC OVERSHOOTS THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHILE 25 MI E OF TTN, NJ, ACCORDING TO APCH CTLR AT PHL, PA.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF ON FALCON 20F ON JUL/SAT/00, AT APPROX AB30 PM LCL TIME. WE WERE IN MCGUIRE APCH AIRSPACE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME TRAINING GOING ON AT THE FACILITY. WE WERE AT 5000 FT MSL AND TOLD TO DSND TO 2000 FT. THE CAPT READ BACK 2000 FT. ONCE WE WERE AT 2400 FT MSL THE CTLR WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING. WE TOLD THEM WE WERE DSNDING TO 2000 FT. THEY SAID MAINTAIN 3000 FT. SO I CLBED BACK TO 3000 FT. THEN THEY HANDED US OFF TO PHILADELPHIA APCH. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN THAT I KNOW ON THEIR PART.

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.