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A C210 pilot cleared to 12000 ft failed to level and climbed to 14200 ft. WX diversions and inoperative altitude alert were factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 704896 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : phk.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 704896 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2500 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Deviating for thunderstorms. Over focus on WX -- missed altitude clearance of 12000 ft. ATC called to check altitude at 144200 ft and advised of crossing traffic at 13000 ft. Skywatch advised but did not alert. Crossing traffic observed visually -- no factor; no deviations necessary. Contributing factor was altitude alert (airsport pro) was in shop for repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 PLT CLRED TO 12000 FT FAILED TO LEVEL AND CLBED TO 14200 FT. WX DIVERSIONS AND INOP ALT ALERT WERE FACTORS.
Narrative: DEVIATING FOR TSTMS. OVER FOCUS ON WX -- MISSED ALT CLRNC OF 12000 FT. ATC CALLED TO CHK ALT AT 144200 FT AND ADVISED OF XING TFC AT 13000 FT. SKYWATCH ADVISED BUT DID NOT ALERT. XING TFC OBSERVED VISUALLY -- NO FACTOR; NO DEVS NECESSARY. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS ALT ALERT (AIRSPORT PRO) WAS IN SHOP FOR REPAIR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.