On departure flight crew overshot an intermediate altitude.

Attributes
ACN	489400
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tys.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 1-600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 11364 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	489400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 142
ASRS Report	489796
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed tys on runway 23L and received runway heading. Departure cleared us to 10000 ft and direct snowbird VOR. As we were turning to snowbird and changing from GPS to VOR indications, the copilot who was the PF at the time exceeded the climb clearance limit. Departure had handed us over to ZTL just previous to reaching clearance limit and while I was changing navigation equipment settings to go to snowbird VOR, my copilot was changing radio frequencys. This aircraft does not have altitude pre-select, and he exceeded the altitude. Center asked us to verify altitude, and that was my first indication that we had exceeded the limit. We were extremely light and had a high rate of climb. I believe that this was a case of a clearance change and radio change at a critical phase of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON DEP FLC OVERSHOT AN INTERMEDIATE ALT.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED TYS ON RWY 23L AND RECEIVED RWY HEADING. DEP CLRED US TO 10000 FT AND DIRECT SNOWBIRD VOR. AS WE WERE TURNING TO SNOWBIRD AND CHANGING FROM GPS TO VOR INDICATIONS, THE COPLT WHO WAS THE PF AT THE TIME EXCEEDED THE CLB CLRNC LIMIT. DEP HAD HANDED US OVER TO ZTL JUST PREVIOUS TO REACHING CLRNC LIMIT AND WHILE I WAS CHANGING NAV EQUIP SETTINGS TO GO TO SNOWBIRD VOR, MY COPLT WAS CHANGING RADIO FREQS. THIS ACFT DOES NOT HAVE ALT PRE-SELECT, AND HE EXCEEDED THE ALT. CTR ASKED US TO VERIFY ALT, AND THAT WAS MY FIRST INDICATION THAT WE HAD EXCEEDED THE LIMIT. WE WERE EXTREMELY LIGHT AND HAD A HIGH RATE OF CLB. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A CASE OF A CLRNC CHANGE AND RADIO CHANGE AT A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT.

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.