Altitude overshoot -- trainee PF, instructor pilot distracted.

Attributes
ACN	303005
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 4000 agl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fll
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	303005
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft cleared to 4000 ft. Private PF with instructor in right seat. Instructor distracted by high oil temperature on left engine and PF passed assigned altitude by 500 ft. Jet vectored behind us because of altitude. Instructor corrected altitude and saw jet but there was no real conflict. Controller could have advised aircraft of missed altitude sooner. Instructor will have to be more alert when training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOOT -- TRAINEE PF, INSTRUCTOR PLT DISTRACTED.

Narrative: ACFT CLRED TO 4000 FT. PVT PF WITH INSTRUCTOR IN R SEAT. INSTRUCTOR DISTRACTED BY HIGH OIL TEMP ON L ENG AND PF PASSED ASSIGNED ALT BY 500 FT. JET VECTORED BEHIND US BECAUSE OF ALT. INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED ALT AND SAW JET BUT THERE WAS NO REAL CONFLICT. CTLR COULD HAVE ADVISED ACFT OF MISSED ALT SOONER. INSTRUCTOR WILL HAVE TO BE MORE ALERT WHEN TRAINING.

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.