First officer of an light transport turboprop overshot assigned altitude during initial climb after ...

Attributes
ACN	480060
Time
Date	200007
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tracon : y90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 124
ASRS Report	480060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During climb out for a west departure from runway 18R at dfw, we were assigned 2000 ft. Once departure was contacted, we were cleared to 4000 ft. I was running the climb checklist (finished it) and adjusting the power when I heard the altitude warning horn and saw us climbing through 4200 ft. I called for the first officer to return to 4000 ft. We reached 4300 ft for just a second as we topped out. It was my 4TH day and we were at 11 hours into our duty day. A combination of being tired and distraction led to this event. I failed to monitor the first officer flying and was distraction by the checklist, power settings and the fact ranger VOR was OTS and interested to know what our route was going to be. Somehow I did not respond to the warning horn as we approached 4000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF AN LTT TURBOPROP OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING INITIAL CLB AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FOR A W DEP FROM RWY 18R AT DFW, WE WERE ASSIGNED 2000 FT. ONCE DEP WAS CONTACTED, WE WERE CLRED TO 4000 FT. I WAS RUNNING THE CLB CHKLIST (FINISHED IT) AND ADJUSTING THE PWR WHEN I HEARD THE ALT WARNING HORN AND SAW US CLBING THROUGH 4200 FT. I CALLED FOR THE FO TO RETURN TO 4000 FT. WE REACHED 4300 FT FOR JUST A SECOND AS WE TOPPED OUT. IT WAS MY 4TH DAY AND WE WERE AT 11 HRS INTO OUR DUTY DAY. A COMBINATION OF BEING TIRED AND DISTR LED TO THIS EVENT. I FAILED TO MONITOR THE FO FLYING AND WAS DISTR BY THE CHKLIST, PWR SETTINGS AND THE FACT RANGER VOR WAS OTS AND INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT OUR RTE WAS GOING TO BE. SOMEHOW I DID NOT RESPOND TO THE WARNING HORN AS WE APCHED 4000 FT.

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.

First officer of an light transport turboprop overshot assigned altitude during initial climb after takeoff.