Captain of a DC9 overshot assigned altitude after a go around.

Attributes
ACN	435090
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 11450 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	435090
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On visual approach to runway 9 at cvg (captain flying) we received a windshear alert (about 300 ft on final). The captain increased the power (2-3 seconds later he said 'go around, gear up, flaps 20 degrees.') I selected flaps 20 degrees then called cvg tower to advise we were on a go around. In return, tower instructions were: 'climb to 4000 ft, turn left heading 360 degrees, contact approach.' I selected 4000 ft on the altitude alert, set my heading bug to 360 degrees and was tuning the radio, when the captain asked 'how high?' I said 'say again.' he responded 'how high?' I said 4000 ft. (At that time we were passing through +/-3000 ft. At 3900 ft, having not seen a decrease in the rate of climb, I said out loud, '4000 ft.' no reaction. Around +/-4200 ft, again I said out loud, '4000 ft.' his response was something like 'yeah.' he leveled off at 4500 ft, then descended to 4000 ft and said 'I will handle the radio' and told approach the heading we had. We proceeded to land without incident except he called for flaps 30 degrees before gear down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A DC9 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT AFTER A GAR.

Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9 AT CVG (CAPT FLYING) WE RECEIVED A WINDSHEAR ALERT (ABOUT 300 FT ON FINAL). THE CAPT INCREASED THE PWR (2-3 SECONDS LATER HE SAID 'GO AROUND, GEAR UP, FLAPS 20 DEGS.') I SELECTED FLAPS 20 DEGS THEN CALLED CVG TWR TO ADVISE WE WERE ON A GAR. IN RETURN, TWR INSTRUCTIONS WERE: 'CLB TO 4000 FT, TURN L HDG 360 DEGS, CONTACT APCH.' I SELECTED 4000 FT ON THE ALT ALERT, SET MY HDG BUG TO 360 DEGS AND WAS TUNING THE RADIO, WHEN THE CAPT ASKED 'HOW HIGH?' I SAID 'SAY AGAIN.' HE RESPONDED 'HOW HIGH?' I SAID 4000 FT. (AT THAT TIME WE WERE PASSING THROUGH +/-3000 FT. AT 3900 FT, HAVING NOT SEEN A DECREASE IN THE RATE OF CLB, I SAID OUT LOUD, '4000 FT.' NO REACTION. AROUND +/-4200 FT, AGAIN I SAID OUT LOUD, '4000 FT.' HIS RESPONSE WAS SOMETHING LIKE 'YEAH.' HE LEVELED OFF AT 4500 FT, THEN DSNDED TO 4000 FT AND SAID 'I WILL HANDLE THE RADIO' AND TOLD APCH THE HDG WE HAD. WE PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT EXCEPT HE CALLED FOR FLAPS 30 DEGS BEFORE GEAR DOWN.

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.