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Owner of LJ35 flies through cleared altitude while flying in the left seat under the tutelage of the listed captain in the right seat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 792026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 792026 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was the listed captain on this flight and mr a was to be my first officer. Mr a is the owner of the airplane and he decided that he wanted to fly in the left seat. So we left that day with mr a in the left seat and I took the right seat to be the PNF. On departure; we were assigned FL210 and a left turn to heading 090 degrees. Mr a was flying with the autoplt off. During our ascent we entered IMC at approximately FL195. Mr a became disoriented and stopped his turn to 090 degrees and rolled wings level. I reminded him we were instructed heading 090 degrees for traffic and he then resumed the turn. At FL200 I made the PNF call out of 'FL200 for FL210' and advised him to reduce his climb rate which was still 3500 FPM. Mr a replied; 'I got it.' at FL205 I told mr a he was going to bust his altitude assignment. He replied; 'oh maybe by a little.' knowing that mr a was still disoriented; I took the controls but mr a would not let go. (I should remind you that mr a is the aircraft owner and my boss.) he finally stopped his climb at FL214 (over the assigned altitude by 400 ft) and we promptly returned to our assigned altitude. He then turned on the autoplt and we continued the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OWNER OF LJ35 FLIES THROUGH CLRED ALTITUDE WHILE FLYING IN THE LEFT SEAT UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF THE LISTED CAPTAIN IN THE RIGHT SEAT.
Narrative: I WAS THE LISTED CAPT ON THIS FLT AND MR A WAS TO BE MY FO. MR A IS THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE AND HE DECIDED THAT HE WANTED TO FLY IN THE L SEAT. SO WE LEFT THAT DAY WITH MR A IN THE L SEAT AND I TOOK THE R SEAT TO BE THE PNF. ON DEP; WE WERE ASSIGNED FL210 AND A L TURN TO HDG 090 DEGS. MR A WAS FLYING WITH THE AUTOPLT OFF. DURING OUR ASCENT WE ENTERED IMC AT APPROX FL195. MR A BECAME DISORIENTED AND STOPPED HIS TURN TO 090 DEGS AND ROLLED WINGS LEVEL. I REMINDED HIM WE WERE INSTRUCTED HDG 090 DEGS FOR TFC AND HE THEN RESUMED THE TURN. AT FL200 I MADE THE PNF CALL OUT OF 'FL200 FOR FL210' AND ADVISED HIM TO REDUCE HIS CLB RATE WHICH WAS STILL 3500 FPM. MR A REPLIED; 'I GOT IT.' AT FL205 I TOLD MR A HE WAS GOING TO BUST HIS ALT ASSIGNMENT. HE REPLIED; 'OH MAYBE BY A LITTLE.' KNOWING THAT MR A WAS STILL DISORIENTED; I TOOK THE CTLS BUT MR A WOULD NOT LET GO. (I SHOULD REMIND YOU THAT MR A IS THE ACFT OWNER AND MY BOSS.) HE FINALLY STOPPED HIS CLB AT FL214 (OVER THE ASSIGNED ALT BY 400 FT) AND WE PROMPTLY RETURNED TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT. HE THEN TURNED ON THE AUTOPLT AND WE CONTINUED THE FLT.
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.