CANADAIR REGIONAL JET ON SID DEP WITH SPD AND ALT RESTR. PF; FO; CONCENTRATING ON AIRSPD CTL FLEW THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT BY 200 FT.
Synopsis
CANADAIR REGIONAL JET ON SID DEP WITH SPD AND ALT RESTR. PF; FO; CONCENTRATING ON AIRSPD CTL FLEW THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT BY 200 FT.
Narrative
DEPARTED HPN ON SID; WHICH REQUIRED IMMEDIATE TURN AFTER TKOF; A LEVELOFF AT 3000 FT MSL (2750 FT AGL); AND AIRSPD KEPT AT OR BELOW 190 KIAS. ALL THIS WAS BRIEFED PRIOR TO DEP; ESPECIALLY THAT 3000 FT MSL WOULD BE REACHED QUICKLY. I WAS PNF; AND AFTER TKOF I MADE CALLOUT FOR WHEN TO START THE TURN; AIRSPD; ALT TO GO; ETC. MY FO BECAME MORE CONCERNED WITH AIRSPD CTL AND USED INCREASED PITCH TO KEEP SPD BELOW THE 190 KIAS. I BECAME MORE EMPHATIC WITH THE ALT CALLOUTS AND TRIED TO COACH HIM TO LEVEL OFF AT THE REQUIRED 3000 FT MSL. BY THE TIME THE CLB WAS STOPPED; WE REACHED 3200 FT MSL BEFORE RETURNING TO 3000 FT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS SID THAT REQUIRED SO MANY THINGS ALL AT ONCE; MY FO FIXATING ON ONLY ONE OF THEM; AND EVERYTHING HAPPENING TOO FAST FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DO MUCH TO CORRECT THE SIT PRIOR TO BUSTING THE ALT. I STARTED CALLOUTS FAR IN ADVANCE. THE SID WAS BRIEFED. INACTIONS: POSSIBLY I COULD'VE TAKEN THE CTLS FROM MY FO; BUT AT WHAT POINT TO DO THAT? HE WAS STARTING CORRECTIVE ACTION; IF I HAD TAKEN OVER I WOULD HAVE HAD A HANDFUL TO DEAL WITH IN THE TRANSITION. I COULD'VE PULLED THE THRUST LEVERS BACK; BUT THE PITCH ALT WAS SO GREAT THAT IT WOULD'VE RESULTED IN A HUGE AIRSPD LOSS. I'M NOT TRYING TO WRIGGLE OUT OF MY PIC RESPONSIBILITY; BUT THERE WAS ONLY SO MUCH I COULD DO OR SAY IN THE SHORT TIME AVAILABLE; IT HAPPENED SO QUICK. WHEN YOU BRIEF SOMETHING AND GET ACKNOWLEDGMENT; YOU EXPECT THAT THE OTHER PLT; BEING A TRAINED; SKILLED PROFESSIONAL; WILL PERFORM. THERE'S NO TIME OR OPPORTUNITY TO UNDO THINGS OR PROVIDE TRAINING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF MANY PLTS I'VE FLOWN WITH LATELY; TO REDUCE THE THRUST WHEN IT'S NECESSARY. THEY AREN'T THINKING OF THE THRUST LEVERS AS A FLT CTL; WHICH THEY ARE. MAYBE I SHOULD INCLUDE THAT IN MY BRIEFING; BUT HOW MUCH 'GND SCHOOL' SHOULD I TEACH PRIOR TO EVERY FLT? I'M JUST FRUSTRATED AT WHAT CAN BE DONE ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.