Atx small transport altitude deviation overshot during climbout from bfi.

Attributes
ACN	179300
Time
Date	199105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfi
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea
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	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	179300
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Single pilot part 135 cargo flight. Climbing out of bfi, controller assigned 9000, then 11000, then 4000'. Pilot inadvertently climbed to 4400' before remembering that climb had been restr to 4000'. Pilot corrected to 4000'. Then controller assigned 6000'. Contributing factors: pilot was tired and very grouchy due to scheduling goof on part of company. Pilot had to drive all over town collecting freight, then load aircraft alone. This resulted in a bad attitude during initial phases of flight. Also, in single pilot operations, it is not good when a controller issues a restr altitude after giving clearance to cruise altitude because the pilot's mindset sometimes moves on to other things when cleared early to cruise altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT ALT DEVIATION OVERSHOT DURING CLIMBOUT FROM BFI.

Narrative: SINGLE PLT PART 135 CARGO FLT. CLBING OUT OF BFI, CTLR ASSIGNED 9000, THEN 11000, THEN 4000'. PLT INADVERTENTLY CLBED TO 4400' BEFORE REMEMBERING THAT CLB HAD BEEN RESTR TO 4000'. PLT CORRECTED TO 4000'. THEN CTLR ASSIGNED 6000'. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PLT WAS TIRED AND VERY GROUCHY DUE TO SCHEDULING GOOF ON PART OF COMPANY. PLT HAD TO DRIVE ALL OVER TOWN COLLECTING FREIGHT, THEN LOAD ACFT ALONE. THIS RESULTED IN A BAD ATTITUDE DURING INITIAL PHASES OF FLT. ALSO, IN SINGLE PLT OPS, IT IS NOT GOOD WHEN A CTLR ISSUES A RESTR ALT AFTER GIVING CLRNC TO CRUISE ALT BECAUSE THE PLT'S MINDSET SOMETIMES MOVES ON TO OTHER THINGS WHEN CLRED EARLY TO CRUISE ALT.

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.