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Distraction DC9 captain fails to level off in descent in mem approach even when cued by first officer with proper altitude callouts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5700 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 507020 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : overrode automation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Deviated 350 ft below assigned altitude of 6000 ft MSL. I was PIC and pac. First officer made proper callouts for 2000 ft and 1000 ft to go. I just lost track of altitude awareness. When altitude alerter went off (300 ft low), I disconnected the autoplt and climbed back to 6000 ft MSL. Remainder of approach uneventful. The problem was inattn on my part as pac and PIC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISTR DC9 CAPT FAILS TO LEVEL OFF IN DSCNT IN MEM APCH EVEN WHEN CUED BY FO WITH PROPER ALT CALLOUTS.
Narrative: DEVIATED 350 FT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000 FT MSL. I WAS PIC AND PAC. FO MADE PROPER CALLOUTS FOR 2000 FT AND 1000 FT TO GO. I JUST LOST TRACK OF ALT AWARENESS. WHEN ALT ALERTER WENT OFF (300 FT LOW), I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND CLBED BACK TO 6000 FT MSL. REMAINDER OF APCH UNEVENTFUL. THE PROB WAS INATTN ON MY PART AS PAC AND PIC.
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.