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C206 pilot was issued an RNAV departure during climbout. Course and altitude deviations occurred while the pilot attempted to program the navigation system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 782431 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 782431 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On departure from ZZZ; I had difficulty in getting the garmin 1000 programmed to fly the RNAV 1 departure procedure; which was given after takeoff and during climb out. I wandered around trying to get it programmed and did not go to the fix as directed. Getting established on course was finally accomplished by vectors from departure control. Too much attention was devoted to getting the GPS reprogrammed and not enough to flying the airplane. After being handed off to center; and while flying on autoplt; center noted an altitude variation and called it to my attention. The autoplt had dropped off altitude hold went unnoticed until center advised I was leaving my assigned altitude. I was approximately 400 ft low; as I recall; and climbed back to my previously assigned altitude. The remaining part of the flight was completed without any difficulty. I did not receive any complaints from departure or center but felt that I was not making a good impression with the controllers about my plting skills. This report is being submitted for that reason.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C206 PLT WAS ISSUED AN RNAV DEP DURING CLIMBOUT. COURSE AND ALT DEVIATIONS OCCURRED WHILE THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO PROGRAM THE NAV SYSTEM.
Narrative: ON DEP FROM ZZZ; I HAD DIFFICULTY IN GETTING THE GARMIN 1000 PROGRAMMED TO FLY THE RNAV 1 DEP PROC; WHICH WAS GIVEN AFTER TKOF AND DURING CLBOUT. I WANDERED AROUND TRYING TO GET IT PROGRAMMED AND DID NOT GO TO THE FIX AS DIRECTED. GETTING ESTABLISHED ON COURSE WAS FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED BY VECTORS FROM DEP CTL. TOO MUCH ATTN WAS DEVOTED TO GETTING THE GPS REPROGRAMMED AND NOT ENOUGH TO FLYING THE AIRPLANE. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO CTR; AND WHILE FLYING ON AUTOPLT; CTR NOTED AN ALT VARIATION AND CALLED IT TO MY ATTN. THE AUTOPLT HAD DROPPED OFF ALT HOLD WENT UNNOTICED UNTIL CTR ADVISED I WAS LEAVING MY ASSIGNED ALT. I WAS APPROX 400 FT LOW; AS I RECALL; AND CLBED BACK TO MY PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED ALT. THE REMAINING PART OF THE FLT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPLAINTS FROM DEP OR CTR BUT FELT THAT I WAS NOT MAKING A GOOD IMPRESSION WITH THE CTLRS ABOUT MY PLTING SKILLS. THIS RPT IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THAT REASON.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.