Pilot of a piper aeronautical STAR PA60 overshot an intermediate altitude during climb resulting in departure controller calling attention to the overshoot prior to handing off reporter's aircraft to the center. The center controller also called reporter's attention to the oversight.

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Attributes
ACN	429140
Time
Date	199902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : tyi.vortac
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tracon : rdu.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-60 601/601P Aerostar
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	429140
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was assigned 8000 ft and inadvertently climbed to 8300 ft. A contributing factor was a conversation with a passenger and fatigue. I descended back to 8000 ft when advised by ZDC. I was being handed off to rdu departure at the time and rdu also advised me of my altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER AERO STAR PA60 OVERSHOT AN INTERMEDIATE ALT DURING CLB RESULTING IN DEP CTLR CALLING ATTN TO THE OVERSHOOT PRIOR TO HANDING OFF RPTR'S ACFT TO THE CTR. THE CTR CTLR ALSO CALLED RPTR'S ATTN TO THE OVERSIGHT.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED 8000 FT AND INADVERTENTLY CLBED TO 8300 FT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A CONVERSATION WITH A PAX AND FATIGUE. I DSNDED BACK TO 8000 FT WHEN ADVISED BY ZDC. I WAS BEING HANDED OFF TO RDU DEP AT THE TIME AND RDU ALSO ADVISED ME OF MY ALT.

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.