Altitude deviation altitude overshot -- air carrier overshoots assigned altitude during climb out.

Attributes
ACN	308610
Time
Date	199506
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : anc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3750
ASRS Report	308610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	309456
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain: PNF on the flight, noticed first officer climbing through assigned altitude of 16000 ft. Told first officer to level off and helped initiate descent down from 16500 ft to 16000 ft pushing forward on control column. There was some radio chatter, as well as WX in the climb that distracted the crew during climb. Supplemental information from acn 309456: I was paying more attention to avoiding the clouds during climb than to altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT -- ACR OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLBOUT.

Narrative: CAPT: PNF ON THE FLT, NOTICED FO CLBING THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT OF 16000 FT. TOLD FO TO LEVEL OFF AND HELPED INITIATE DSCNT DOWN FROM 16500 FT TO 16000 FT PUSHING FORWARD ON CTL COLUMN. THERE WAS SOME RADIO CHATTER, AS WELL AS WX IN THE CLB THAT DISTRACTED THE CREW DURING CLB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 309456: I WAS PAYING MORE ATTN TO AVOIDING THE CLOUDS DURING CLB THAN TO 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.