A private jet small transport overshot its altitude on climb out.

Attributes
ACN	251886
Time
Date	199309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : saf
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zab
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 680 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	251886
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	251797
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had just recently been qualified as a copilot in the small transport jet. I was flying the aircraft out of saf and we were cleared to 11000 ft. I was maintaining a scan inside the cockpit, adjusting power, maintaining proper climb and thought all was in order. My attention went momentarily outside the cockpit looking for other aircraft when we both saw the traffic at 1-2 O'clock, approximately 2 mi, above us, in the opposite direction. I immediately checked the instruments and realized we had climbed to 13000 ft. We were surprised we hadn't heard from center nor did the altitude alert go off. We promptly notified center of our altitude deviation as we descended to our proper altitude. This airplane is the only jet I had flown and I was not yet accustomed to the rapid rate of climb. I also believe I need to maintain a better scan of the flight instruments. In this instance, I was expecting the altitude alert to catch my attention in the event I did not scan properly. Unfortunately, the altitude alert did not work. Since this incident, we have discussed our cockpit procedures on altitude callouts to insure that this not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT JET SMT OVERSHOT ITS ALT ON CLBOUT.

Narrative: I HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN QUALIFIED AS A COPLT IN THE SMT JET. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT OUT OF SAF AND WE WERE CLRED TO 11000 FT. I WAS MAINTAINING A SCAN INSIDE THE COCKPIT, ADJUSTING PWR, MAINTAINING PROPER CLB AND THOUGHT ALL WAS IN ORDER. MY ATTN WENT MOMENTARILY OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT LOOKING FOR OTHER ACFT WHEN WE BOTH SAW THE TFC AT 1-2 O'CLOCK, APPROX 2 MI, ABOVE US, IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I IMMEDIATELY CHKED THE INSTS AND REALIZED WE HAD CLBED TO 13000 FT. WE WERE SURPRISED WE HADN'T HEARD FROM CTR NOR DID THE ALT ALERT GO OFF. WE PROMPTLY NOTIFIED CTR OF OUR ALTDEV AS WE DSNDED TO OUR PROPER ALT. THIS AIRPLANE IS THE ONLY JET I HAD FLOWN AND I WAS NOT YET ACCUSTOMED TO THE RAPID RATE OF CLB. I ALSO BELIEVE I NEED TO MAINTAIN A BETTER SCAN OF THE FLT INSTS. IN THIS INSTANCE, I WAS EXPECTING THE ALT ALERT TO CATCH MY ATTN IN THE EVENT I DID NOT SCAN PROPERLY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ALT ALERT DID NOT WORK. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, WE HAVE DISCUSSED OUR COCKPIT PROCS ON ALT CALLOUTS TO INSURE THAT THIS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.