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Air carrier medium large transport captain overshot descent crossing altitude by 1000 ft before the first officer noticed the mistake.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 503430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : atl.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| 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 : sinca 3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were given a radio frequency change to atl approach. We checked in with atl approach and were told to cross canuk at 12000 ft MSL and then descend to 8000 ft MSL and also to get the new ATIS. (I believe we checked in with XXX and were told YYY was current.) I (first officer) was off frequency and my attention was diverted (getting ATIS) and the PF (captain) descended to approximately 11000 ft MSL over canuk intersection. No conflicts reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG CAPT OVERSHOT DSCNT XING ALT BY 1000 FT BEFORE THE FO NOTICED THE MISTAKE.
Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A RADIO FREQ CHANGE TO ATL APCH. WE CHKED IN WITH ATL APCH AND WERE TOLD TO CROSS CANUK AT 12000 FT MSL AND THEN DSND TO 8000 FT MSL AND ALSO TO GET THE NEW ATIS. (I BELIEVE WE CHKED IN WITH XXX AND WERE TOLD YYY WAS CURRENT.) I (FO) WAS OFF FREQ AND MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED (GETTING ATIS) AND THE PF (CAPT) DSNDED TO APPROX 11000 FT MSL OVER CANUK INTXN. NO CONFLICTS RPTED.
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.