Altitude deviation. Overshoot on climb by 400 ft.

Attributes
ACN	342379
Time
Date	199607
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	342379
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	342380
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
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:

Time: XX15, ATC frequency 118.25 ATC facility, ny departure location: lga VOR 240 degree radial 14 mi on climb out of lga and while avoiding WX, with captain hand flying, aircraft was inadvertently climbed to 12400 ft when clearance was only to 12000 ft. Aircraft was immediately returned to assigned altitude. No mention was made by ATC. Flight continued without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV. OVERSHOOT ON CLB BY 400 FT.

Narrative: TIME: XX15, ATC FREQ 118.25 ATC FACILITY, NY DEP LOCATION: LGA VOR 240 DEG RADIAL 14 MI ON CLB OUT OF LGA AND WHILE AVOIDING WX, WITH CAPT HAND FLYING, ACFT WAS INADVERTENTLY CLBED TO 12400 FT WHEN CLRNC WAS ONLY TO 12000 FT. ACFT WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT. NO MENTION WAS MADE BY ATC. FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT 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.