Captain of an light transport overshot initial departure altitude.

Attributes
ACN	314080
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 87 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 22
ASRS Report	314080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	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:

During climb out directly after takeoff, I was handling fairly busy radio traffic and the climb checklist and failed to notice the captain climb through 2000 ft -- our initial level off altitude. Passing through 2300 ft he said to me, 'we're cleared to 15000 ft, right?' to which I said, 'no, 2000 ft.' the captain immediately (though very smoothly) stopped the climb at approximately 2400 ft and descended to 2000 ft while I verified our assigned altitude with ATC. ATC's response was 'climb and maintain 15000 ft.' at that time I changed the altitude setting in the altitude alerter to 15000 ft. It had been set to 2000 ft during the altitude excursion. We continued the climb and flight with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN LTT OVERSHOT INITIAL DEP ALT.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT DIRECTLY AFTER TKOF, I WAS HANDLING FAIRLY BUSY RADIO TFC AND THE CLB CHKLIST AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE CAPT CLB THROUGH 2000 FT -- OUR INITIAL LEVEL OFF ALT. PASSING THROUGH 2300 FT HE SAID TO ME, 'WE'RE CLRED TO 15000 FT, RIGHT?' TO WHICH I SAID, 'NO, 2000 FT.' THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY (THOUGH VERY SMOOTHLY) STOPPED THE CLB AT APPROX 2400 FT AND DSNDED TO 2000 FT WHILE I VERIFIED OUR ASSIGNED ALT WITH ATC. ATC'S RESPONSE WAS 'CLB AND MAINTAIN 15000 FT.' AT THAT TIME I CHANGED THE ALT SETTING IN THE ALT ALERTER TO 15000 FT. IT HAD BEEN SET TO 2000 FT DURING THE ALT EXCURSION. WE CONTINUED THE CLB AND FLT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.