Pilot of small transport overshot assigned altitude during hurried departure.

Attributes
ACN	139516
Time
Date	199003
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mob
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mob
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500
ASRS Report	139516
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The passenger came early ready for departure. Calling clearance delivery I found there was no flight plan in the system at all. Controller put it on request. When he got it he said he'd have to resubmit it because as it was filed it skirted too close to a MOA in operation. I taxied out while he did the proper work. Then I found that the radio shop had worked on the aircraft during lunch and numerous breakers were pulled and things turned off and switched around. During this rather complicated preflight the controller called with the clearance. Not liking to have my checklist interrupted I hurriedly copied the clearance. On departure climbing through 6000 departure called to ask what altitude I was climbing to. I verified out of 6000 for 7000. Departure said 'roger maintain 7000'. Only after I leveled off and looked down at the clearance did I see M5000.... Oh well! Long day and numerous distractions will get you every time. At about 4000 I thought that I should verify the altitude but, naw, I'm a pro. Ha ha.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING HURRIED DEP.

Narrative: THE PAX CAME EARLY READY FOR DEP. CALLING CLRNC DELIVERY I FOUND THERE WAS NO FLT PLAN IN THE SYSTEM AT ALL. CTLR PUT IT ON REQUEST. WHEN HE GOT IT HE SAID HE'D HAVE TO RESUBMIT IT BECAUSE AS IT WAS FILED IT SKIRTED TOO CLOSE TO A MOA IN OPERATION. I TAXIED OUT WHILE HE DID THE PROPER WORK. THEN I FOUND THAT THE RADIO SHOP HAD WORKED ON THE ACFT DURING LUNCH AND NUMEROUS BREAKERS WERE PULLED AND THINGS TURNED OFF AND SWITCHED AROUND. DURING THIS RATHER COMPLICATED PREFLT THE CTLR CALLED WITH THE CLRNC. NOT LIKING TO HAVE MY CHECKLIST INTERRUPTED I HURRIEDLY COPIED THE CLRNC. ON DEP CLIMBING THROUGH 6000 DEP CALLED TO ASK WHAT ALT I WAS CLIMBING TO. I VERIFIED OUT OF 6000 FOR 7000. DEP SAID 'ROGER MAINTAIN 7000'. ONLY AFTER I LEVELED OFF AND LOOKED DOWN AT THE CLRNC DID I SEE M5000.... OH WELL! LONG DAY AND NUMEROUS DISTRACTIONS WILL GET YOU EVERY TIME. AT ABOUT 4000 I THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD VERIFY THE ALT BUT, NAW, I'M A PRO. HA HA.

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.