Narrative:

Cool, clear day in florida. No passenger or cargo aboard, so aircraft climbed like a bandit. Captain was pilot flying and I was sic. ATC gave us the usual clearance for sf departure 'turn left to 090, maintain at or below 1500'. After departing runway 17 we executed aft takeoff checklist. Captain was heads-up looking for traffic, and I was performing checklist items. We both glanced at altimeter at same time to find 2000! We pushed over to quickly recapture 1.5 (no passenger to pop out of seats, thank goodness). No comment from ATC. I am a new (2 mo) first officer on this aircraft, and this is extremely embarrassing. I am especially concerned since this is the second time in about 2 weeks that this has happened to me. (I was the flying pilot last time). Both capts have been sharp, conscientious pilots, and yet this continues to happen. I must accept at least half blame for this. We must brief on the super climb performance to be expected on low density altitude days with light payloads. In florida, this airplane usually is a marginal climber, compared to others in its class. I wish that we had some sort of altitude alarm on this aircraft. It shouldn't be necessary with me sitting in the right seat, I suppose.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW DEPARTING MCO ON A COLD DAY WITH NO PASSENGERS, OVERSHOOTS ALT ASSIGNMENT DUE TO ACFT PERFORMANCE AND FLT CREW DISTR DUE TO CHECKLIST RESPONSIBILITIES OF NEW FO.

Narrative: COOL, CLEAR DAY IN FLORIDA. NO PAX OR CARGO ABOARD, SO ACFT CLIMBED LIKE A BANDIT. CAPT WAS PLT FLYING AND I WAS SIC. ATC GAVE US THE USUAL CLRNC FOR SF DEP 'TURN LEFT TO 090, MAINTAIN AT OR BELOW 1500'. AFTER DEPARTING RWY 17 WE EXECUTED AFT TKOF CHECKLIST. CAPT WAS HEADS-UP LOOKING FOR TFC, AND I WAS PERFORMING CHECKLIST ITEMS. WE BOTH GLANCED AT ALTIMETER AT SAME TIME TO FIND 2000! WE PUSHED OVER TO QUICKLY RECAPTURE 1.5 (NO PAX TO POP OUT OF SEATS, THANK GOODNESS). NO COMMENT FROM ATC. I AM A NEW (2 MO) F/O ON THIS ACFT, AND THIS IS EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. (I WAS THE FLYING PLT LAST TIME). BOTH CAPTS HAVE BEEN SHARP, CONSCIENTIOUS PLTS, AND YET THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I MUST ACCEPT AT LEAST HALF BLAME FOR THIS. WE MUST BRIEF ON THE SUPER CLIMB PERFORMANCE TO BE EXPECTED ON LOW DENSITY ALT DAYS WITH LIGHT PAYLOADS. IN FLORIDA, THIS AIRPLANE USUALLY IS A MARGINAL CLIMBER, COMPARED TO OTHERS IN ITS CLASS. I WISH THAT WE HAD SOME SORT OF ALT ALARM ON THIS ACFT. IT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY WITH ME SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT, I SUPPOSE.

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.