Aircraft overshot assigned altitude after departure in IMC. Altitude deviation altitude overshot.

Attributes
ACN	321590
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : biv
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mkg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4411 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	312590
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Clearance to climb to 4000 ft. Climbed to 4800 ft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot states that he normally flies solo, but on this particular flight, he had a more experienced pilot with him. The division of tasks was not what it should be, and there were no altitude callouts. Aircraft departed biv in blowing snow. Controller intervened when reporter's assigned altitude was overshot. Reporter was very busy and did not notice the deviation until he received the call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT AFTER DEP IN IMC. ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT.

Narrative: CLRNC TO CLB TO 4000 FT. CLBED TO 4800 FT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT STATES THAT HE NORMALLY FLIES SOLO, BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR FLT, HE HAD A MORE EXPERIENCED PLT WITH HIM. THE DIVISION OF TASKS WAS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE, AND THERE WERE NO ALT CALLOUTS. ACFT DEPARTED BIV IN BLOWING SNOW. CTLR INTERVENED WHEN RPTR'S ASSIGNED ALT WAS OVERSHOT. RPTR WAS VERY BUSY AND DID NOT NOTICE THE DEV UNTIL HE RECEIVED THE CALL.

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.