Widebody transport air carrier cargo aircraft had altitude excursion on initial climb at oak.

Attributes
ACN	422890
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	422890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

SID mandates a crossing restr of 2000 ft or below until 4 DME west of oak VOR. SID was briefed correctly as published by first officer (PF). Briefed again on taxi per company procedure. On the climb out with a light aircraft, I called 1000 ft for 2000 ft. First officer acknowledged. Capture/climb rate excessive. I called approaching 2000 ft at 1700 ft. First officer acknowledged. First officer went through 2000 ft. I told him 2000 ft was climb limit until higher after 4 DME. He arrested climb but not before topping out at 2500 ft. Returned expeditiously to 2000 ft. With visibility unrestr, I could see we were clear of any traffic. First officer later explained he transposed SID in his mind. He inadvertently thought he had to be above 2000 ft by 4 DME. Had visibility been marginal, I would have been more aggressive in preventing an altitude bust. I have no suggestions for how to overcome a mind set when the crux of the problem was correctly discussed and briefed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACR CARGO ACFT HAD ALT EXCURSION ON INITIAL CLB AT OAK.

Narrative: SID MANDATES A XING RESTR OF 2000 FT OR BELOW UNTIL 4 DME W OF OAK VOR. SID WAS BRIEFED CORRECTLY AS PUBLISHED BY FO (PF). BRIEFED AGAIN ON TAXI PER COMPANY PROC. ON THE CLBOUT WITH A LIGHT ACFT, I CALLED 1000 FT FOR 2000 FT. FO ACKNOWLEDGED. CAPTURE/CLB RATE EXCESSIVE. I CALLED APCHING 2000 FT AT 1700 FT. FO ACKNOWLEDGED. FO WENT THROUGH 2000 FT. I TOLD HIM 2000 FT WAS CLB LIMIT UNTIL HIGHER AFTER 4 DME. HE ARRESTED CLB BUT NOT BEFORE TOPPING OUT AT 2500 FT. RETURNED EXPEDITIOUSLY TO 2000 FT. WITH VISIBILITY UNRESTR, I COULD SEE WE WERE CLR OF ANY TFC. FO LATER EXPLAINED HE TRANSPOSED SID IN HIS MIND. HE INADVERTENTLY THOUGHT HE HAD TO BE ABOVE 2000 FT BY 4 DME. HAD VISIBILITY BEEN MARGINAL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AGGRESSIVE IN PREVENTING AN ALT BUST. I HAVE NO SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO OVERCOME A MIND SET WHEN THE CRUX OF THE PROB WAS CORRECTLY DISCUSSED AND BRIEFED.

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.