Flight crew of an large transport overshot cruise altitude during leveloff from climb.

Attributes
ACN	310930
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cty
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude 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 : 35 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	310930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	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:

Exceeded leveloff altitude by 500 ft. I just returned to a conventional cockpit after 3 1/2 yrs of flying an automated cockpit. I knew I needed an extra amount of vigilance. After a long day in WX, I failed to manually leveloff. A pilot returning to a conventional cockpit needs to maintain an extra level of awareness and self discipline. Old habits must be relearned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT OVERSHOT CRUISE ALT DURING LEVELOFF FROM CLB.

Narrative: EXCEEDED LEVELOFF ALT BY 500 FT. I JUST RETURNED TO A CONVENTIONAL COCKPIT AFTER 3 1/2 YRS OF FLYING AN AUTOMATED COCKPIT. I KNEW I NEEDED AN EXTRA AMOUNT OF VIGILANCE. AFTER A LONG DAY IN WX, I FAILED TO MANUALLY LEVELOFF. A PLT RETURNING TO A CONVENTIONAL COCKPIT NEEDS TO MAINTAIN AN EXTRA LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND SELF DISCIPLINE. OLD HABITS MUST BE RELEARNED.

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.