Captain flying by hand overshot altitude assignment departing sna.

Attributes
ACN	168773
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	168773
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

Had disabled flight guidance system, in accordance with company policy, to perform special sna noise abatement takeoff. The procedure requires a pitch attitude greater than F/D is capable of providing properly. Departure cleared us to 6000' soon after takeoff and changed the published route to a different heading and right intercept. In the scramble to change altitude and routing, and with flight guidance system still off, we climbed through 6000' to 6600' before correcting. In my opinion the special sna noise abatement takeoff procedure, especially when combined with reroutings soon after takeoff, lead to too many distrs and potential for error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT FLYING BY HAND OVERSHOT ALT ASSIGNMENT DEPARTING SNA.

Narrative: HAD DISABLED FLT GUIDANCE SYS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY POLICY, TO PERFORM SPECIAL SNA NOISE ABATEMENT TKOF. THE PROC REQUIRES A PITCH ATTITUDE GREATER THAN F/D IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING PROPERLY. DEP CLRED US TO 6000' SOON AFTER TKOF AND CHANGED THE PUBLISHED RTE TO A DIFFERENT HDG AND R INTERCEPT. IN THE SCRAMBLE TO CHANGE ALT AND RTING, AND WITH FLT GUIDANCE SYS STILL OFF, WE CLBED THROUGH 6000' TO 6600' BEFORE CORRECTING. IN MY OPINION THE SPECIAL SNA NOISE ABATEMENT TKOF PROC, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH REROUTINGS SOON AFTER TKOF, LEAD TO TOO MANY DISTRS AND POTENTIAL FOR ERROR.

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.