PF manifested difficulty turning and leveling at the same time. He went above his assigned altitude ...

Attributes
ACN	323500
Time
Date	199512
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14750 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	323500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The assigned altitude and heading on takeoff roll (runway 04R) was 3000 ft and 025 degrees. After contacting mdw departure a new heading of 250 degrees was assigned. The PF was slow to respond to the heading change. (1000 ft to go call was made at 2000 ft as the altitude alerter sounded and the PF verbally responded.) departure then told us to expedite our turn to 250 degrees, as the PF started to turn to 250 degrees I noticed our altitude was going through 3400 ft, my callback to departure was 'we're leveling at 3000 ft and expediting to heading 250 degrees.' the pilot stopped the climb and started down from 3700 ft to 3000 ft. I felt that the headings of 025 degrees and 250 degrees similarity and the call from departure to expedite the turn, along with some problems we've been having with the altitude/select and altitude/hold modes of the flight director were very relevant and distract the PF. We have discussed this situation and we will discuss it in greater depth to correct this problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PF MANIFESTED DIFFICULTY TURNING AND LEVELING AT THE SAME TIME. HE WENT ABOVE HIS ASSIGNED ALT 700 FT.

Narrative: THE ASSIGNED ALT AND HEADING ON TKOF ROLL (RWY 04R) WAS 3000 FT AND 025 DEGS. AFTER CONTACTING MDW DEP A NEW HEADING OF 250 DEGS WAS ASSIGNED. THE PF WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO THE HEADING CHANGE. (1000 FT TO GO CALL WAS MADE AT 2000 FT AS THE ALT ALERTER SOUNDED AND THE PF VERBALLY RESPONDED.) DEP THEN TOLD US TO EXPEDITE OUR TURN TO 250 DEGS, AS THE PF STARTED TO TURN TO 250 DEGS I NOTICED OUR ALT WAS GOING THROUGH 3400 FT, MY CALLBACK TO DEP WAS 'WE'RE LEVELING AT 3000 FT AND EXPEDITING TO HEADING 250 DEGS.' THE PLT STOPPED THE CLB AND STARTED DOWN FROM 3700 FT TO 3000 FT. I FELT THAT THE HEADINGS OF 025 DEGS AND 250 DEGS SIMILARITY AND THE CALL FROM DEP TO EXPEDITE THE TURN, ALONG WITH SOME PROBS WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THE ALT/SELECT AND ALT/HOLD MODES OF THE FLT DIRECTOR WERE VERY RELEVANT AND DISTRACT THE PF. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS SIT AND WE WILL DISCUSS IT IN GREATER DEPTH TO CORRECT THIS PROB.

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.

PF manifested difficulty turning and leveling at the same time. He went above his assigned altitude 700 ft.