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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Bradford, PA · October 18, 2017

Date: October 18, 2017 · 17:10 local
Place: Bradford, PA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 141A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N900JA
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total550 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N900JARegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0935 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed in VFR conditions from Bradford, PA (kbfd)to pittsburg international, PA (kpit) on October 19, 2017. The SIC (pilot flying) asked the PIC (pilot not flying), to retriev their sunglasses from a bag located behind the sic's seat. The PIC could not locate the sunglasses. The SIC elected to reach back and get the sunglasses themselves, and in doing so, allowed the aircrafts nose to pitch up. The nose up condition caused the aircraft to climb slightly and therefore, exceeding the assigned altitude of 6000 feet by 300 feet.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IN VFR CONDITIONS FROM BRADFORD, PA (KBFD)TO PITTSBURG INTERNATIONAL, PA (KPIT) ON OCTOBER 19, 2017. THE SIC (PILOT FLYING) ASKED THE PIC (PILOT NOT FLYING), TO RETRIEV THEIR SUNGLASSES FROM A BAG LOCATED BEHIND THE SIC'S SEAT. THE PIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE SUNGLASSES. THE SIC ELECTED TO REACH BACK AND GET THE SUNGLASSES THEMSELVES, AND IN DOING SO, ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE TO PITCH UP. THE NOSE UP CONDITION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB SLIGHTLY AND THEREFORE, EXCEEDING THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 6000 FEET BY 300 FEET.