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Home › Safety › Incident Reports › Deviation altitude overshoot

Deviation altitude overshoot

11,401 voluntary NASA ASRS incident reports categorised as “Deviation altitude overshoot”.

11,401Total reports
39Years with data

Reports by year

YearReports
202638
2025250
2024188
2023224
2022133
2021156
2020142
2019142
2018166
2017118

Recent report synopses

  • 2026-03 Government large UAS pilot reported the UAS climbed past the approved altitude limit for a short period of time before the pilot descended the UAS.
  • 2026-02 BNA TRACON Controller expressed concern about the design of SID procedures that seem to cause compliance problems for pilots.
  • 2026-02 TRACON Controller reported having communication problems due to a headset issue resulting in the controller issuing a wrong altitude to an aircraft that had them below the MVA. The controller was able to issue a new altitude and the aircraft arrived safely.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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