A cpr C551 pilot reported that he misset the altitude preselect which caused him to overshoot his al...

Attributes
ACN	469970
Time
Date	200004
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dnl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ags.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	469970
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	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:

While climbing to assigned altitude of 10000 ft MSL by ATC, the autoplt didn't capture the altitude. I stopped the aircraft's climb by approximately 10300 ft and returned to 10000 ft MSL. The altitude preselect had been set accidentally to 1000 ft instead of 10000 ft. The preselect only shows altitude in 100's of ft and, at a quick look, it's mistakenly read as 10000 ft instead of 1000 ft. It could be corrected by looking closer and adding more 0's to display actual altitude selected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR C551 PLT RPTED THAT HE MISSET THE ALT PRESELECT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO OVERSHOOT HIS ALT AT AGS, GA.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING TO ASSIGNED ALT OF 10000 FT MSL BY ATC, THE AUTOPLT DIDN'T CAPTURE THE ALT. I STOPPED THE ACFT'S CLB BY APPROX 10300 FT AND RETURNED TO 10000 FT MSL. THE ALT PRESELECT HAD BEEN SET ACCIDENTALLY TO 1000 FT INSTEAD OF 10000 FT. THE PRESELECT ONLY SHOWS ALT IN 100'S OF FT AND, AT A QUICK LOOK, IT'S MISTAKENLY READ AS 10000 FT INSTEAD OF 1000 FT. IT COULD BE CORRECTED BY LOOKING CLOSER AND ADDING MORE 0'S TO DISPLAY ACTUAL ALT SELECTED.

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.

A cpr C551 pilot reported that he misset the altitude preselect which caused him to overshoot his altitude at ags, GA.