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A commercial instrument rated pilot flying a PA32 near ric failed to arm the altitude preselect function of his autoplt resulting in an altitude overshoot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fci.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ric.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 425 |
| ASRS Report | 488880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On departure from fci, cleared to 8000 ft. Subsequent instruction to stop at 6000 ft. 6000 ft entered in altitude preselect, but not armed, causing inadvertent climb to 6700 ft. Departure control questioned altitude at 6700. Immediately corrected to 6000 ft. Did not notice deviation due to distraction dealing with passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL INST RATED PLT FLYING A PA32 NEAR RIC FAILED TO ARM THE ALT PRESELECT FUNCTION OF HIS AUTOPLT RESULTING IN AN ALT OVERSHOOT.
Narrative: ON DEP FROM FCI, CLRED TO 8000 FT. SUBSEQUENT INSTRUCTION TO STOP AT 6000 FT. 6000 FT ENTERED IN ALT PRESELECT, BUT NOT ARMED, CAUSING INADVERTENT CLB TO 6700 FT. DEP CTL QUESTIONED ALT AT 6700. IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO 6000 FT. DID NOT NOTICE DEV DUE TO DISTR DEALING WITH PAX.
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.