Flight crew of an light transport air carrier aircraft overshot climb altitude.

Attributes
ACN	244943
Time
Date	199306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : omn airport : dab
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab tower : pwk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	244943
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

This concerns an altitude deviation which was caused primarily by a failure to use proper procedures and secondarily by a lack of equipment which probably should be required. We were assigned an altitude of 5000 ft and then cleared up to 6000 ft. My first officer was climbing at a high rate (about 2500 FPM). We were busy with our initial climb checks and watching for traffic, and a company required call for times when I looked down and saw us climbing up through 7500 ft. I immediately told my first officer about the possible problem and he quickly began back down to our assigned altitude. ATC never advised us of any altitude problems. Contributing factors were the company requirement to call in out/off time right after departure and the lack of any sort of altitude alerting equipment on the aircraft and no requirement for it! Altitude alerting system should be required equipment on all passenger carrying operations and any company required calls should not be done until cruise flight and/or initial level offs

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT ACR ACFT OVERSHOT CLB ALT.

Narrative: THIS CONCERNS AN ALTDEV WHICH WAS CAUSED PRIMARILY BY A FAILURE TO USE PROPER PROCS AND SECONDARILY BY A LACK OF EQUIP WHICH PROBABLY SHOULD BE REQUIRED. WE WERE ASSIGNED AN ALT OF 5000 FT AND THEN CLRED UP TO 6000 FT. MY FO WAS CLBING AT A HIGH RATE (ABOUT 2500 FPM). WE WERE BUSY WITH OUR INITIAL CLB CHKS AND WATCHING FOR TFC, AND A COMPANY REQUIRED CALL FOR TIMES WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW US CLBING UP THROUGH 7500 FT. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD MY FO ABOUT THE POSSIBLE PROB AND HE QUICKLY BEGAN BACK DOWN TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT. ATC NEVER ADVISED US OF ANY ALT PROBS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE COMPANY REQUIREMENT TO CALL IN OUT/OFF TIME RIGHT AFTER DEP AND THE LACK OF ANY SORT OF ALT ALERTING EQUIP ON THE ACFT AND NO REQUIREMENT FOR IT! ALT ALERTING SYS SHOULD BE REQUIRED EQUIP ON ALL PAX CARRYING OPS AND ANY COMPANY REQUIRED CALLS SHOULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL CRUISE FLT AND/OR INITIAL LEVEL OFFS

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.