A climbing FK10 flight crew overshoots their assigned altitude leaving swf, ny.

Attributes
ACN	437880
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90.tracon
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	437880
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	aircraft equipment : altitude alert other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from swf, climbing out, the captain's leg, N90 told us to proceed direct to weard intersection and climb to 5000 ft. Somewhere around 4500 ft, we were given instructions to proceed to lake henry. I wasn't paying attention to the altitude and was entering lake henry in the computer. Next thing I know, I hear the altitude alert go off and we are at about 5500 ft. The captain quickly descended back to 5000 ft. There was no traffic conflict and I don't think ATC even noticed. She was busy talking to another airplane. About 1 min later, she had us contact ZBW and we changed frequencys. She had trouble picking up our transponder and had us change codes on initial departure contact with her and that may be why she didn't mention the altitude deviation or see it. I should have been more attentive monitoring the captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CLBING FK10 FLC OVERSHOOTS THEIR ASSIGNED ALT LEAVING SWF, NY.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM SWF, CLBING OUT, THE CAPT'S LEG, N90 TOLD US TO PROCEED DIRECT TO WEARD INTXN AND CLB TO 5000 FT. SOMEWHERE AROUND 4500 FT, WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED TO LAKE HENRY. I WASN'T PAYING ATTN TO THE ALT AND WAS ENTERING LAKE HENRY IN THE COMPUTER. NEXT THING I KNOW, I HEAR THE ALT ALERT GO OFF AND WE ARE AT ABOUT 5500 FT. THE CAPT QUICKLY DSNDED BACK TO 5000 FT. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT AND I DON'T THINK ATC EVEN NOTICED. SHE WAS BUSY TALKING TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE. ABOUT 1 MIN LATER, SHE HAD US CONTACT ZBW AND WE CHANGED FREQS. SHE HAD TROUBLE PICKING UP OUR XPONDER AND HAD US CHANGE CODES ON INITIAL DEP CONTACT WITH HER AND THAT MAY BE WHY SHE DIDN'T MENTION THE ALTDEV OR SEE IT. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ATTENTIVE MONITORING THE CAPT.

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.