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A DC9 PIC fails to make an altitude crossing restr when mentally substituting another flight's clearance for his own in crossing druzz intersection off esl VOR, wv.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : esl.vortac |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 496150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were assigned to cross druzz at 11000 ft, 250 KTS. Left FL250 about 30 NM west of esl. We crossed druzz at 15000 ft, 250 KTS. Our mistake was realized when the controller cleared us to 10000 ft and the copilot looked at the altitude alerter to reset it. We had been in daylight conditions until starting the descent. During the descent we turned the lights down. Shortly after we received the clearance for druzz, another aircraft was cleared to cross druzz at 15000 ft. I must have mentally keyed in this and missed the visual cue, the altitude alerter and chart as the lights were being turned down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 PIC FAILS TO MAKE AN ALT XING RESTR WHEN MENTALLY SUBSTITUTING ANOTHER FLT'S CLRNC FOR HIS OWN IN XING DRUZZ INTXN OFF ESL VOR, WV.
Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED TO CROSS DRUZZ AT 11000 FT, 250 KTS. LEFT FL250 ABOUT 30 NM W OF ESL. WE CROSSED DRUZZ AT 15000 FT, 250 KTS. OUR MISTAKE WAS REALIZED WHEN THE CTLR CLRED US TO 10000 FT AND THE COPLT LOOKED AT THE ALT ALERTER TO RESET IT. WE HAD BEEN IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS UNTIL STARTING THE DSCNT. DURING THE DSCNT WE TURNED THE LIGHTS DOWN. SHORTLY AFTER WE RECEIVED THE CLRNC FOR DRUZZ, ANOTHER ACFT WAS CLRED TO CROSS DRUZZ AT 15000 FT. I MUST HAVE MENTALLY KEYED IN THIS AND MISSED THE VISUAL CUE, THE ALT ALERTER AND CHART AS THE LIGHTS WERE BEING TURNED DOWN.
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.