Captain of an mdt overshot climb altitude due to the altitude alerter was set to the wrong altitude.

Attributes
ACN	360790
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	360790
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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:

While on the ground at cak we received our clearance to yng. Final cruise altitude was 3000 ft clearance, yet we were filed for 4000 ft. The first officer, who had flown this trip many times put in 4000 ft in the altitude select window which is what we had filed for. Yet, we were only cleared to 3000 ft. I (captain) was flying the plane and climbed to 4000 ft because that is what I saw in the altitude window, yet we were only cleared to 3000 ft. We were off altitude by 1000 ft. I blame myself for not catching the error and the first officer for not selecting the correct altitude in the altitude hold window.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MDT OVERSHOT CLB ALT DUE TO THE ALT ALERTER WAS SET TO THE WRONG ALT.

Narrative: WHILE ON THE GND AT CAK WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC TO YNG. FINAL CRUISE ALT WAS 3000 FT CLRNC, YET WE WERE FILED FOR 4000 FT. THE FO, WHO HAD FLOWN THIS TRIP MANY TIMES PUT IN 4000 FT IN THE ALT SELECT WINDOW WHICH IS WHAT WE HAD FILED FOR. YET, WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO 3000 FT. I (CAPT) WAS FLYING THE PLANE AND CLBED TO 4000 FT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I SAW IN THE ALT WINDOW, YET WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO 3000 FT. WE WERE OFF ALT BY 1000 FT. I BLAME MYSELF FOR NOT CATCHING THE ERROR AND THE FO FOR NOT SELECTING THE CORRECT ALT IN THE ALT HOLD WINDOW.

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.