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Passenger distraction entering cockpit of a corporate mdt turbojet causes missed crossing restr on descent to kmdw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gsh.vortac |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 512950 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Clearance to cross 20 mi east of goshen (gsh) at FL240. First officer busy trying to pick up a weak mdw ATIS. Passenger entered cockpit and engaged in distracting conversation. Crossing restr was missed. Captain thought clearance was to cross 20 mi west of gsh at FL240. First officer caught missed crossing restr after ATIS was copied. Contributing factors: passenger distraction. Mdw ATIS is weak causing flight crews to spend too much time and attention getting information copied. No cockpit door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX DISTR ENTERING COCKPIT OF A CORPORATE MDT TURBOJET CAUSES MISSED XING RESTR ON DSCNT TO KMDW.
Narrative: CLRNC TO CROSS 20 MI E OF GOSHEN (GSH) AT FL240. FO BUSY TRYING TO PICK UP A WEAK MDW ATIS. PAX ENTERED COCKPIT AND ENGAGED IN DISTRACTING CONVERSATION. XING RESTR WAS MISSED. CAPT THOUGHT CLRNC WAS TO CROSS 20 MI W OF GSH AT FL240. FO CAUGHT MISSED XING RESTR AFTER ATIS WAS COPIED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PAX DISTR. MDW ATIS IS WEAK CAUSING FLT CREWS TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME AND ATTN GETTING INFO COPIED. NO COCKPIT DOOR.
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.