Flight crew fails to set altitude alerter to correct altitude for departure, levels off too low.

Attributes
ACN	279447
Time
Date	199408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tri
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tri
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	279447
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight received clearance to 10000 ft from clearance delivery. After takeoff climbed to 5000 ft and leveled off. Asked ATC for higher, he advised us that we were already cleared to 10000 ft. Factors: first officer had 10 calendar days with 1 24 hour off. Captain 4 days. Trip assigned was a nap (cod), XY30 pm on aug/xx/94 to XX25 am next day. Factors: tired, just missed setting the right altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILS TO SET ALT ALERTER TO CORRECT ALT FOR DEP, LEVELS OFF TOO LOW.

Narrative: FLT RECEIVED CLRNC TO 10000 FT FROM CLRNC DELIVERY. AFTER TKOF CLBED TO 5000 FT AND LEVELED OFF. ASKED ATC FOR HIGHER, HE ADVISED US THAT WE WERE ALREADY CLRED TO 10000 FT. FACTORS: FO HAD 10 CALENDAR DAYS WITH 1 24 HR OFF. CAPT 4 DAYS. TRIP ASSIGNED WAS A NAP (COD), XY30 PM ON AUG/XX/94 TO XX25 AM NEXT DAY. FACTORS: TIRED, JUST MISSED SETTING THE RIGHT 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.