Air taxi crew becomes distraction with FMS programming and exceeds cleared altitude by 6000 ft near ...

Attributes
ACN	459520
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pjm.vor
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : tjzs.artcc tracon : tncm.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Gulfstream II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	459520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying as co-captain, but on this leg the other pilot was flying from the left seat. I was the PNF in the right seat. As we were taxiing off out of st maarten, tower gave us a full route clearance and at the same time cleared us for takeoff. Not having time to load the whole clearance into the FMS, I put the first 2 legs in the computer and told the PF I would load the rest of the clearance after we were airborne. After departure, approach gave us vectors and told us to climb to 14000 ft. Through 10000 ft, I opened the charts and began putting the rest of our flight plan in the FMS. The PF, instead of watching the aircraft, began to 'help' me with my task. The next thing I knew, ATC was asking for our altitude. We were still in the climb, approaching FL200. Our assigned altitude was 14000 ft. We immediately descended to 14000 ft. The PF should never have divided his attention to my task of plotting our course. By doing this he took himself away from the task of flying the aircraft first.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI CREW BECOMES DISTR WITH FMS PROGRAMMING AND EXCEEDS CLRED ALT BY 6000 FT NEAR ST MAARTEN.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS CO-CAPT, BUT ON THIS LEG THE OTHER PLT WAS FLYING FROM THE L SEAT. I WAS THE PNF IN THE R SEAT. AS WE WERE TAXIING OFF OUT OF ST MAARTEN, TWR GAVE US A FULL RTE CLRNC AND AT THE SAME TIME CLRED US FOR TKOF. NOT HAVING TIME TO LOAD THE WHOLE CLRNC INTO THE FMS, I PUT THE FIRST 2 LEGS IN THE COMPUTER AND TOLD THE PF I WOULD LOAD THE REST OF THE CLRNC AFTER WE WERE AIRBORNE. AFTER DEP, APCH GAVE US VECTORS AND TOLD US TO CLB TO 14000 FT. THROUGH 10000 FT, I OPENED THE CHARTS AND BEGAN PUTTING THE REST OF OUR FLT PLAN IN THE FMS. THE PF, INSTEAD OF WATCHING THE ACFT, BEGAN TO 'HELP' ME WITH MY TASK. THE NEXT THING I KNEW, ATC WAS ASKING FOR OUR ALT. WE WERE STILL IN THE CLB, APCHING FL200. OUR ASSIGNED ALT WAS 14000 FT. WE IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 14000 FT. THE PF SHOULD NEVER HAVE DIVIDED HIS ATTN TO MY TASK OF PLOTTING OUR COURSE. BY DOING THIS HE TOOK HIMSELF AWAY FROM THE TASK OF FLYING THE ACFT FIRST.

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.

Air taxi crew becomes distraction with FMS programming and exceeds cleared altitude by 6000 ft near st maarten.