Altitude deviation altitude overshot -- air carrier climbs above its assigned altitude while circumn...

Attributes
ACN	313060
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pie airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco tower : fwa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : 903 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	313060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 158 flight time total : 2470 flight time type : 1530
ASRS Report	313062
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
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:

Our flight was assigned 8000 ft MSL by departure on a vector to pie. First officer (PF) was hand flying aircraft and exceeded assigned altitude by 400 ft. Happened while captain was attempting to contact departure for deviations around WX. Numerous thunderstorms in area may have caused 'heads out of cockpit' to avoid turbulent WX. Immediately returned to 8000 ft uneventfully. Exceeded altitude no more than 30 seconds duration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT -- ACR CLBS ABOVE ITS ASSIGNED ALT WHILE CIRCUMNAVING TSTMS.

Narrative: OUR FLT WAS ASSIGNED 8000 FT MSL BY DEP ON A VECTOR TO PIE. FO (PF) WAS HAND FLYING ACFT AND EXCEEDED ASSIGNED ALT BY 400 FT. HAPPENED WHILE CAPT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT DEP FOR DEVS AROUND WX. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN AREA MAY HAVE CAUSED 'HEADS OUT OF COCKPIT' TO AVOID TURBULENT WX. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 8000 FT UNEVENTFULLY. EXCEEDED ALT NO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS DURATION.

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.

Altitude deviation altitude overshot -- air carrier climbs above its assigned altitude while circumnaving thunderstorms.