Altitude overshot on climbout.

Attributes
ACN	158297
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cmh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet 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 : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	158297
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	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Reaching cruise altitude. En route cmh to ord 21000, captain leg. Reached 21400 during level off. Reason for occurrence, tired crew, unable to sleep at hotel because of activity and parties. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter participated in boeing study. Had requested a room change to try and get some sleep but not available. The entire crew was disturbed by the noise at the layover hotel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOT ON CLIMBOUT.

Narrative: REACHING CRUISE ALT. ENRTE CMH TO ORD 21000, CAPT LEG. REACHED 21400 DURING LEVEL OFF. REASON FOR OCCURRENCE, TIRED CREW, UNABLE TO SLEEP AT HOTEL BECAUSE OF ACTIVITY AND PARTIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR PARTICIPATED IN BOEING STUDY. HAD REQUESTED A ROOM CHANGE TO TRY AND GET SOME SLEEP BUT NOT AVAILABLE. THE ENTIRE CREW WAS DISTURBED BY THE NOISE AT THE LAYOVER HOTEL.

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.