Flight crew of an large transport overshot climb altitude.

Attributes
ACN	318333
Time
Date	199509
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4700
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure 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 : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	318333
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
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:

Crew involved in missing build-ups in area on climb out from fll and missed assigned altitude of 3000 ft and continued climb to approximately 4700 ft. Crew member (flight engineer) glanced up and noticed altitude reminder set at 3000 ft at which time immediate descent to 3000 ft was made. Contributing factor was fatigue of crew from 2 previous days of maximum crew duty day, and not enough sleep and rest. Due to time of the day there appeared to be no conflict with any other aircraft. ATC did not call up or question altitude. I believe the most significant factor was fatigue. FARS should be tightened to force carriers to allow more sleep and rest to include some travel factor to and from hotels.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT OVERSHOT CLB ALT.

Narrative: CREW INVOLVED IN MISSING BUILD-UPS IN AREA ON CLBOUT FROM FLL AND MISSED ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000 FT AND CONTINUED CLB TO APPROX 4700 FT. CREW MEMBER (FE) GLANCED UP AND NOTICED ALT REMINDER SET AT 3000 FT AT WHICH TIME IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO 3000 FT WAS MADE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS FATIGUE OF CREW FROM 2 PREVIOUS DAYS OF MAX CREW DUTY DAY, AND NOT ENOUGH SLEEP AND REST. DUE TO TIME OF THE DAY THERE APPEARED TO BE NO CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT. ATC DID NOT CALL UP OR QUESTION ALT. I BELIEVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR WAS FATIGUE. FARS SHOULD BE TIGHTENED TO FORCE CARRIERS TO ALLOW MORE SLEEP AND REST TO INCLUDE SOME TRAVEL FACTOR TO AND FROM HOTELS.

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.