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A D328 crew, unable to comply with ewr tower's request of s-turns on final, executed a go around. While doing so, the crew overshot their assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 549085 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 2400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Do 328 TP (Turboprop) |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 115 |
| ASRS Report | 549085 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inside of 2 mi from the airfield, the tower controller asked for an s-turn so that he could get a departure out. There was a great deal of confusion about the runway as they were not operating in normal confign due to the closure of runway 22L and they were just opening that runway as we were on approach. The controller then asked for another 'big s-turn when we were at 1000 ft and very close in to the runway because he had traffic landing on runway 29. The controller then asked if we could use runway 29. The approach at this time did not meet stabilized approach criteria so we initiated a go around. I initiated the missed approach, made the callouts to which the first officer did not respond. He did not put the altitude clearance in the box which caused me to fly 400 ft above the cleared altitude when I realized we had been given 2000 ft. I asked for the correct altitude in the box several times before he responded. Meanwhile the first officer did not respond to my callouts for flap configns. As I was trying to level at the altitude he noticed that the flaps were positioned at 12 degrees. He retracted the flaps which caused the aircraft to sink 300+ ft because I was also undergoing a power change to control the airspeed and altitude. The controller was requesting that we respond to the altitude clearance. I also noticed at about the same time we were going 240 KTS with the flaps out. Also a flap overspd cas appeared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A D328 CREW, UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH EWR TWR'S REQUEST OF S-TURNS ON FINAL, EXECUTED A GAR. WHILE DOING SO, THE CREW OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: INSIDE OF 2 MI FROM THE AIRFIELD, THE TWR CTLR ASKED FOR AN S-TURN SO THAT HE COULD GET A DEP OUT. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF CONFUSION ABOUT THE RWY AS THEY WERE NOT OPERATING IN NORMAL CONFIGN DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF RWY 22L AND THEY WERE JUST OPENING THAT RWY AS WE WERE ON APCH. THE CTLR THEN ASKED FOR ANOTHER 'BIG S-TURN WHEN WE WERE AT 1000 FT AND VERY CLOSE IN TO THE RWY BECAUSE HE HAD TFC LNDG ON RWY 29. THE CTLR THEN ASKED IF WE COULD USE RWY 29. THE APCH AT THIS TIME DID NOT MEET STABILIZED APCH CRITERIA SO WE INITIATED A GAR. I INITIATED THE MISSED APCH, MADE THE CALLOUTS TO WHICH THE FO DID NOT RESPOND. HE DID NOT PUT THE ALT CLRNC IN THE BOX WHICH CAUSED ME TO FLY 400 FT ABOVE THE CLRED ALT WHEN I REALIZED WE HAD BEEN GIVEN 2000 FT. I ASKED FOR THE CORRECT ALT IN THE BOX SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HE RESPONDED. MEANWHILE THE FO DID NOT RESPOND TO MY CALLOUTS FOR FLAP CONFIGNS. AS I WAS TRYING TO LEVEL AT THE ALT HE NOTICED THAT THE FLAPS WERE POSITIONED AT 12 DEGS. HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO SINK 300+ FT BECAUSE I WAS ALSO UNDERGOING A PWR CHANGE TO CTL THE AIRSPD AND ALT. THE CTLR WAS REQUESTING THAT WE RESPOND TO THE ALT CLRNC. I ALSO NOTICED AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE WERE GOING 240 KTS WITH THE FLAPS OUT. ALSO A FLAP OVERSPD CAS APPEARED.
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.