Captain of an mdt overshot climb altitude.

Attributes
ACN	288611
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rav
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	288611
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	288803
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 30000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing out of unv en route to phl we were cleared to 7000 ft. The first officer called out of 6000 ft for 7000 ft, radioed our times to operations and began stowing the paperwork. We continued our climb with both of us preoccupied. As a crew we would be completing 49 hours of flight time by the end of the day for half of the month, something that had been gnawing at us during the trip, with another 14 hours to go before a 2 day break. The first officer was additionally preoccupied with his paperwork. The next sound I heard was the altitude alerter indicating we had exceeded our assigned altitude by 200 ft. The first officer also brought it to my attention. I rolled the power back and pushed over at 7400 ft and began a descent to 7000 ft. ZNY reminded us that we were cleared to 7000 ft and then acknowledged us that we were cleared to 7000 ft and then acknowledged us level at 7000 ft. As traffic passed overhead at 8000 ft and 5 mi away. The cause of the deviation was my failure to level off at the assigned altitude due to preoccupation with purely personal problems and the first officer's required paperwork.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MDT OVERSHOT CLB ALT.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF UNV ENRTE TO PHL WE WERE CLRED TO 7000 FT. THE FO CALLED OUT OF 6000 FT FOR 7000 FT, RADIOED OUR TIMES TO OPS AND BEGAN STOWING THE PAPERWORK. WE CONTINUED OUR CLB WITH BOTH OF US PREOCCUPIED. AS A CREW WE WOULD BE COMPLETING 49 HRS OF FLT TIME BY THE END OF THE DAY FOR HALF OF THE MONTH, SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN GNAWING AT US DURING THE TRIP, WITH ANOTHER 14 HRS TO GO BEFORE A 2 DAY BREAK. THE FO WAS ADDITIONALLY PREOCCUPIED WITH HIS PAPERWORK. THE NEXT SOUND I HEARD WAS THE ALT ALERTER INDICATING WE HAD EXCEEDED OUR ASSIGNED ALT BY 200 FT. THE FO ALSO BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTN. I ROLLED THE PWR BACK AND PUSHED OVER AT 7400 FT AND BEGAN A DSCNT TO 7000 FT. ZNY REMINDED US THAT WE WERE CLRED TO 7000 FT AND THEN ACKNOWLEDGED US THAT WE WERE CLRED TO 7000 FT AND THEN ACKNOWLEDGED US LEVEL AT 7000 FT. AS TFC PASSED OVERHEAD AT 8000 FT AND 5 MI AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE DEV WAS MY FAILURE TO LEVEL OFF AT THE ASSIGNED ALT DUE TO PREOCCUPATION WITH PURELY PERSONAL PROBS AND THE FO'S REQUIRED PAPERWORK.

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.