BE02 altitude deviation altitude overshot in climb. Night operation.

Attributes
ACN	359220
Time
Date	199701
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci tower : mci
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	359220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

As a captain qualified first officer, I was PNF. Captain was flying. We were on tower after takeoff. When I completed the after takeoff checklist, I called company with our off times. There was a discrepancy on the load manifest that company was telling me about. Meanwhile, the captain was talking to tower who handed us off to departure. After I completed my conversation with company, I looked over at the altitude alerter which was set at 4000 ft, and our altitude was climbing through 4700 ft. I immediately asked the captain what our altitude was and he exclaimed and started back down to 4000 ft. At this point we had not talked to departure yet. When we called departure they didn't say anything about the altitude conflict and cleared us to 13000 ft. The captain had been sick the previous 2 days and was saying he wasn't feeling well. In fact, he called in sick for the next day while we were at work. This captain is a marginal performer when he is feeling well and should not fly at all when he is sick because he makes many mistakes. There should be no pressure on pilots at all (including self-imposed) to return to work before they are feeling totally fit for flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE02 ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN CLB. NIGHT OP.

Narrative: AS A CAPT QUALIFIED FO, I WAS PNF. CAPT WAS FLYING. WE WERE ON TWR AFTER TKOF. WHEN I COMPLETED THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST, I CALLED COMPANY WITH OUR OFF TIMES. THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY ON THE LOAD MANIFEST THAT COMPANY WAS TELLING ME ABOUT. MEANWHILE, THE CAPT WAS TALKING TO TWR WHO HANDED US OFF TO DEP. AFTER I COMPLETED MY CONVERSATION WITH COMPANY, I LOOKED OVER AT THE ALT ALERTER WHICH WAS SET AT 4000 FT, AND OUR ALT WAS CLBING THROUGH 4700 FT. I IMMEDIATELY ASKED THE CAPT WHAT OUR ALT WAS AND HE EXCLAIMED AND STARTED BACK DOWN TO 4000 FT. AT THIS POINT WE HAD NOT TALKED TO DEP YET. WHEN WE CALLED DEP THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE ALT CONFLICT AND CLRED US TO 13000 FT. THE CAPT HAD BEEN SICK THE PREVIOUS 2 DAYS AND WAS SAYING HE WASN'T FEELING WELL. IN FACT, HE CALLED IN SICK FOR THE NEXT DAY WHILE WE WERE AT WORK. THIS CAPT IS A MARGINAL PERFORMER WHEN HE IS FEELING WELL AND SHOULD NOT FLY AT ALL WHEN HE IS SICK BECAUSE HE MAKES MANY MISTAKES. THERE SHOULD BE NO PRESSURE ON PLTS AT ALL (INCLUDING SELF-IMPOSED) TO RETURN TO WORK BEFORE THEY ARE FEELING TOTALLY FIT FOR FLT.

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.