Commuter flight crew sets wrong altitude on climb. Altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	273363
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : har
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	273363
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

An altitude of 14000 ft was issued. Captain entered 15000 ft in altitude window. This is usually done by PNF, but since this particular aircraft with a slightly different confign had the altitude window closer to the captain and out of first officer's scan it was not uncommon for it to be done by the captain, even though he might be flying. We climbed to 15000 ft and were corrected by ATC, then given a final altitude of 16000 ft. Fatigue was also a big factor. It was the third day of a 4 day trip and our fifth leg for that particular day. This might have been avoided if we had more rest and the altitude window had more central location in the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLC SETS WRONG ALT ON CLB. ALTDEV.

Narrative: AN ALT OF 14000 FT WAS ISSUED. CAPT ENTERED 15000 FT IN ALT WINDOW. THIS IS USUALLY DONE BY PNF, BUT SINCE THIS PARTICULAR ACFT WITH A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CONFIGN HAD THE ALT WINDOW CLOSER TO THE CAPT AND OUT OF FO'S SCAN IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR IT TO BE DONE BY THE CAPT, EVEN THOUGH HE MIGHT BE FLYING. WE CLBED TO 15000 FT AND WERE CORRECTED BY ATC, THEN GIVEN A FINAL ALT OF 16000 FT. FATIGUE WAS ALSO A BIG FACTOR. IT WAS THE THIRD DAY OF A 4 DAY TRIP AND OUR FIFTH LEG FOR THAT PARTICULAR DAY. THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE HAD MORE REST AND THE ALT WINDOW HAD MORE CENTRAL LOCATION IN THE COCKPIT.

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.