Flight crew distraction bird strike, creates an altitude deviation altitude overshot.

Attributes
ACN	359910
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sus
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : stl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	359910
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Instruction from tower was as follows: depart runway 8R, fly runway heading to 2500 ft, upon leveloff at 2500 ft turn right 150 degrees. Shortly after liftoff, at approximately 1500 ft, aircraft collided with canadian goose. The crew's attention was momentarily focused on whether aircraft had sustained damage. The aircraft passed through the leveloff altitude of 2500 ft and continued to 2800 ft, then back down. The time above 2500 ft was approximately 20 seconds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DISTR BIRD STRIKE, CREATES AN ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT.

Narrative: INSTRUCTION FROM TWR WAS AS FOLLOWS: DEPART RWY 8R, FLY RWY HDG TO 2500 FT, UPON LEVELOFF AT 2500 FT TURN R 150 DEGS. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, AT APPROX 1500 FT, ACFT COLLIDED WITH CANADIAN GOOSE. THE CREW'S ATTN WAS MOMENTARILY FOCUSED ON WHETHER ACFT HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE ACFT PASSED THROUGH THE LEVELOFF ALT OF 2500 FT AND CONTINUED TO 2800 FT, THEN BACK DOWN. THE TIME ABOVE 2500 FT WAS APPROX 20 SECONDS.

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.