BE02 captain did not see qnh at the transition altitude. Had an altitude overshoot.

Attributes
ACN	461660
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	461660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VMC on descent and company called a distraction was in place at FL180 and with a low altimeter for the anchorage area, transition callouts were missed -- we went through our assigned altitude of 8000 ft for a brief moment. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: called the reporter to fill in the portion of the form which was left blank. Reporter offered no further information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE02 CAPT DID NOT SEE QNH AT THE TRANSITION ALT. HAD AN ALT OVERSHOOT.

Narrative: VMC ON DSCNT AND COMPANY CALLED A DISTR WAS IN PLACE AT FL180 AND WITH A LOW ALTIMETER FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA, TRANSITION CALLOUTS WERE MISSED -- WE WENT THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 8000 FT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLED THE RPTR TO FILL IN THE PORTION OF THE FORM WHICH WAS LEFT BLANK. RPTR OFFERED NO FURTHER INFO.

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.