Commuter flight crew guilty of 1500' altitude bust.

Attributes
ACN	133677
Time
Date	199001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gmn
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3050 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	133677
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were assigned 12,000 by burbank approach. We were above 10,000. I was making a notation on the flight log when I looked up. We were passing through 13,500. I quickly reminded my first officer that we were supposed to be at 12,000. Approach told us to stop our climb. We did. He came back a few seconds later and cleared us to 14,000. He reminded us our assigned altitude was 12,000 and gave us center frequency. I apologized and switched to center. The problem arose due to both of us being inattentive to the altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW GUILTY OF 1500' ALT BUST.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED 12,000 BY BURBANK APCH. WE WERE ABOVE 10,000. I WAS MAKING A NOTATION ON THE FLT LOG WHEN I LOOKED UP. WE WERE PASSING THROUGH 13,500. I QUICKLY REMINDED MY F/O THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AT 12,000. APCH TOLD US TO STOP OUR CLIMB. WE DID. HE CAME BACK A FEW SECONDS LATER AND CLRED US TO 14,000. HE REMINDED US OUR ASSIGNED ALT WAS 12,000 AND GAVE US CENTER FREQ. I APOLOGIZED AND SWITCHED TO CENTER. THE PROBLEM AROSE DUE TO BOTH OF US BEING INATTENTIVE TO THE ALT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.