Narrative:

I was flying with a brand new (green) first officer. Takeoff was normal. ATC told us to climb and maintain 5000 ft. 5000 ft was selected in the altitude preselector. The 1000 ft prior company call was said. I was finishing up the after takeoff checklist. The first officer flew through the 5000 ft assigned altitude by 250 ft to 5250 ft. I heard the warning chord, looked up and immediately pushed down on the yoke and leveled off at 5000 ft. ATC never said anything, and our altitude never exceeded the +/-300 ft limitation. Solutions to this problem could be: 1) more time on IOE for new first officer's. 2) not allowing a new first officer to be paired up with the same captain for a month at a time. (We flew 95% of the oct/98 trips together.) I can say fatigue may have been a factor on my part.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A SAAB SF340 (SF34-L) OVERSHOT CLB ALT AND WAS NOTICED AND CORRECTED BY THE CAPT WITHIN 300 FT. ATC DID NOT COMMENT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING WITH A BRAND NEW (GREEN) FO. TKOF WAS NORMAL. ATC TOLD US TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 5000 FT. 5000 FT WAS SELECTED IN THE ALT PRESELECTOR. THE 1000 FT PRIOR COMPANY CALL WAS SAID. I WAS FINISHING UP THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. THE FO FLEW THROUGH THE 5000 FT ASSIGNED ALT BY 250 FT TO 5250 FT. I HEARD THE WARNING CHORD, LOOKED UP AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED DOWN ON THE YOKE AND LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT. ATC NEVER SAID ANYTHING, AND OUR ALT NEVER EXCEEDED THE +/-300 FT LIMITATION. SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROB COULD BE: 1) MORE TIME ON IOE FOR NEW FO'S. 2) NOT ALLOWING A NEW FO TO BE PAIRED UP WITH THE SAME CAPT FOR A MONTH AT A TIME. (WE FLEW 95% OF THE OCT/98 TRIPS TOGETHER.) I CAN SAY FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR ON MY PART.

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.