An MD80 student captain overshoots his assigned altitude by 300 ft while in contact with ZNY, ny.

Attributes
ACN	458920
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23300
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	458920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	458912
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Second IOE sequence. Due to unfamiliarity of FMA, exceeded altitude clearance limit of FL230 by 300 ft. Autoplt disconnected and altitude was re-established. No comments were noted by ATC and no conflict was apparent. Check airmen thoroughly debriefed situation and provided guidance and instruction on FMA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 STUDENT CAPT OVERSHOOTS HIS ASSIGNED ALT BY 300 FT WHILE IN CONTACT WITH ZNY, NY.

Narrative: SECOND IOE SEQUENCE. DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY OF FMA, EXCEEDED ALT CLRNC LIMIT OF FL230 BY 300 FT. AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED AND ALT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED. NO COMMENTS WERE NOTED BY ATC AND NO CONFLICT WAS APPARENT. CHK AIRMEN THOROUGHLY DEBRIEFED SIT AND PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION ON FMA.

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.