Altitude deviation by flight crew of small transport departing tpa.

Attributes
ACN	127199
Time
Date	198910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	127199
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed tpa runway 36R assigned heading 060 degree 1600'. After takeoff turned right to 060 I was adjusting power and captain was on course. We discovered the captain had put the wrong squawk in the transponder and I was changing the code when I looked up. He (the captain) was at 1800' instead of 1600'. Departure told us to climb to 4000'. Nothing was said by departure. But reporting the problem may help others. How the problem arose: wrong numbers put into transponder and wrong altitude put in altitude box. IMC condition, and rush taxi, rush takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION BY FLT CREW OF SMT DEPARTING TPA.

Narrative: DEPARTED TPA RWY 36R ASSIGNED HDG 060 DEG 1600'. AFTER TKOF TURNED RIGHT TO 060 I WAS ADJUSTING POWER AND CAPT WAS ON COURSE. WE DISCOVERED THE CAPT HAD PUT THE WRONG SQUAWK IN THE XPONDER AND I WAS CHANGING THE CODE WHEN I LOOKED UP. HE (THE CAPT) WAS AT 1800' INSTEAD OF 1600'. DEP TOLD US TO CLIMB TO 4000'. NOTHING WAS SAID BY DEP. BUT REPORTING THE PROBLEM MAY HELP OTHERS. HOW THE PROBLEM AROSE: WRONG NUMBERS PUT INTO XPONDER AND WRONG ALT PUT IN ALT BOX. IMC CONDITION, AND RUSH TAXI, RUSH TKOF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.