Corporate flight crew on initial climb overshoots assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	146467
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdk
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl tower : hsv
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	146467
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 10300
ASRS Report	146320
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We had just departed kpdk. Our initial altitude was 3000'. I was the first officer flying from the right seat. Most of my flight time is in piston aircraft, and my 'hands on' flight time in a jet is limited. I had flew the aircraft to 2500', when we were cleared to 4000'. The area was very congested, so I decided to turn on the autoplt. I selected heading, altitude select, and transferred autoplt control to the copilot side. Concentrating on the autoplt functions, ik let the rate of climb increase to 4000'/min. With such an excessive rate of climb, the autoplt couldn't capture, and I climbed right through 4000' to 4800' before I could get the autoplt disconnected and the aircraft back under control. By now, ATC is 'advising' us of our altitude. There was conflicting traffic, so he said descend back to 4000', and turn left to 010 degree. Contributing factors in this situation was the high workload after takeoff and my inexperience. In preventing this in the future, when I'm asked to climb only a couple of thousand feet, I won't use such excessive thrust, and I'll monitor my rate of climb more closely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORPORATE FLT CREW ON INITIAL CLIMB OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST DEPARTED KPDK. OUR INITIAL ALT WAS 3000'. I WAS THE F/O FLYING FROM THE R SEAT. MOST OF MY FLT TIME IS IN PISTON ACFT, AND MY 'HANDS ON' FLT TIME IN A JET IS LIMITED. I HAD FLEW THE ACFT TO 2500', WHEN WE WERE CLRED TO 4000'. THE AREA WAS VERY CONGESTED, SO I DECIDED TO TURN ON THE AUTOPLT. I SELECTED HDG, ALT SELECT, AND TRANSFERRED AUTOPLT CTL TO THE COPLT SIDE. CONCENTRATING ON THE AUTOPLT FUNCTIONS, IK LET THE RATE OF CLB INCREASE TO 4000'/MIN. WITH SUCH AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF CLB, THE AUTOPLT COULDN'T CAPTURE, AND I CLBED RIGHT THROUGH 4000' TO 4800' BEFORE I COULD GET THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED AND THE ACFT BACK UNDER CTL. BY NOW, ATC IS 'ADVISING' US OF OUR ALT. THERE WAS CONFLICTING TFC, SO HE SAID DSND BACK TO 4000', AND TURN L TO 010 DEG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THIS SITUATION WAS THE HIGH WORKLOAD AFTER TKOF AND MY INEXPERIENCE. IN PREVENTING THIS IN THE FUTURE, WHEN I'M ASKED TO CLB ONLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND FEET, I WON'T USE SUCH EXCESSIVE THRUST, AND I'LL MONITOR MY RATE OF CLB MORE CLOSELY.

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.