Pilot reported that turbulence and updrafts caused loss of aircraft control and altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	1668196
Time
Date	201907
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Super King Air 300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 50
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

I departed ZZZ and was climbing to 6;000 feet. I encountered moderate turbulence and up-drafts. Before I could regain control; I was 500 feet off my assigned altitude. I regained control and descended back to 6;000 feet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported that turbulence and updrafts caused loss of aircraft control and altitude deviation.

Narrative: I departed ZZZ and was climbing to 6;000 feet. I encountered moderate turbulence and up-drafts. Before I could regain control; I was 500 feet off my assigned altitude. I regained control and descended back to 6;000 feet.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.