Air carrier crew overshoots altitude assignment near pdx, or.

Attributes
ACN	463140
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 20000
ASRS Report	463389
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	463140
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : altitude alert other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	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:

On climb out the PF was expediting climb rate in order to get into higher control space with the hopes of quicker turn on course. Get homeitis would be the root cause, but we reacted to the altitude alerter going off as we blasted through 9000 ft MSL (assigned). The PF pushed over with aggressive force -- our maximum deviation as we saw it was +300 ft. I had been calculating our ETA and failed to back up the PF with a 1000 ft prior call. Flight paperwork should be accomplished above 10000 ft or better yet at cruise. Supplemental information from acn 463389: I thought we had been cleared to 15000 ft via 9000 ft. At 8800 ft MSL I noticed we had been cleared to 9000 ft MSL. I made a rapid pushover and stopped at 9300 ft MSL and descended back to 9000 ft MSL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW OVERSHOOTS ALT ASSIGNMENT NEAR PDX, OR.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT THE PF WAS EXPEDITING CLB RATE IN ORDER TO GET INTO HIGHER CTL SPACE WITH THE HOPES OF QUICKER TURN ON COURSE. GET HOMEITIS WOULD BE THE ROOT CAUSE, BUT WE REACTED TO THE ALT ALERTER GOING OFF AS WE BLASTED THROUGH 9000 FT MSL (ASSIGNED). THE PF PUSHED OVER WITH AGGRESSIVE FORCE -- OUR MAX DEV AS WE SAW IT WAS +300 FT. I HAD BEEN CALCULATING OUR ETA AND FAILED TO BACK UP THE PF WITH A 1000 FT PRIOR CALL. FLT PAPERWORK SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED ABOVE 10000 FT OR BETTER YET AT CRUISE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 463389: I THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO 15000 FT VIA 9000 FT. AT 8800 FT MSL I NOTICED WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO 9000 FT MSL. I MADE A RAPID PUSHOVER AND STOPPED AT 9300 FT MSL AND DSNDED BACK TO 9000 FT MSL.

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.