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Cl-65 flight crew departing dca overshoot assigned altitude of 3000 ft, thinking that it was 5000 ft after challenged by pct departure controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603659 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : capitol 5 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 603659 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : private pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 603777 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departing dulles via capitol 5 departure, charted altitude is 3000 ft. We thought we were cleared to 5000 ft and direct ldn. Supervisor came on asked why we were at 5000 ft. We told him we thought we had been cleared to 5000 ft. He informed us that it should have only been 3000 ft and for next time, make sure we stop at 3000 ft. We apologized, and then the original controller gave us an additional climb. That was the end of the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cl-65 FLT CREW DEPARTING DCA OVERSHOOT ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000 FT, THINKING THAT IT WAS 5000 FT AFTER CHALLENGED BY PCT DEP CTLR.
Narrative: DEPARTING DULLES VIA CAPITOL 5 DEP, CHARTED ALT IS 3000 FT. WE THOUGHT WE WERE CLRED TO 5000 FT AND DIRECT LDN. SUPVR CAME ON ASKED WHY WE WERE AT 5000 FT. WE TOLD HIM WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO 5000 FT. HE INFORMED US THAT IT SHOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN 3000 FT AND FOR NEXT TIME, MAKE SURE WE STOP AT 3000 FT. WE APOLOGIZED, AND THEN THE ORIGINAL CTLR GAVE US AN ADDITIONAL CLB. THAT WAS THE END OF THE INCIDENT.
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.