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Unable to read the display of the STAR by which he was cleared on his efb; the pilot of a beechcraft travelair suffered an altitude deviation when attempting to access his paper charts; which were in the back seat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 841624 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Travelair 95 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR ZZZZZ |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electronic Flt Bag (EFB) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 950 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Upon entering the terminal area; I was assigned a STAR; given a heading and instructed to descend to 6000 ft. During the descent; I pulled up the STAR on my tablet computer; but the size and orientation of the procedure on the tablet made it very difficult to read; so I decided to pull out the hard copy; which was in my flight bag in the back seat; during which time I drifted 400 ft below 6000 ft for about 30 seconds. The altitude hold feature on my autopilot was inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Unable to read the display of the STAR by which he was cleared on his EFB; the pilot of a Beechcraft Travelair suffered an altitude deviation when attempting to access his paper charts; which were in the back seat.
Narrative: Upon entering the terminal area; I was assigned a STAR; given a heading and instructed to descend to 6000 FT. During the descent; I pulled up the STAR on my tablet computer; but the size and orientation of the procedure on the tablet made it very difficult to read; so I decided to pull out the hard copy; which was in my flight bag in the back seat; during which time I drifted 400 FT below 6000 FT for about 30 seconds. The altitude hold feature on my autopilot was inoperative.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.