A DC9 first officer, (the PF) busted his altitude on departure from sbn.

Attributes
ACN	493320
Time
Date	200011
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Ice
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	493320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was the last flight of a 3-DAY trip. A (first officer, PF) briefed departure out of south bend. Leveloff at 3000 ft MSL and 90 degree right turn, need for airfoil anti-icing, short runway, etc. We took off and still both failed to leveloff at 3000 ft MSL. I was hand flying and just got distraction with the turn and IMC. Captain was very busy with radio, confign changes, anti-ice. We failed to see altitude alerter at the '1000 ft to go' alert and only stopped the deviation at the +400 alert. Not sure if it even worked! Leveled off at 3400 ft MSL. No traffic conflict. I should have used the autoplt. This aircraft has no autothrottles or altitude capture. Still would have been better. No excuses. Should have been ready for it!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 FO, (THE PF) BUSTED HIS ALT ON DEP FROM SBN.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE LAST FLT OF A 3-DAY TRIP. A (FO, PF) BRIEFED DEP OUT OF SOUTH BEND. LEVELOFF AT 3000 FT MSL AND 90 DEG R TURN, NEED FOR AIRFOIL ANTI-ICING, SHORT RWY, ETC. WE TOOK OFF AND STILL BOTH FAILED TO LEVELOFF AT 3000 FT MSL. I WAS HAND FLYING AND JUST GOT DISTR WITH THE TURN AND IMC. CAPT WAS VERY BUSY WITH RADIO, CONFIGN CHANGES, ANTI-ICE. WE FAILED TO SEE ALT ALERTER AT THE '1000 FT TO GO' ALERT AND ONLY STOPPED THE DEV AT THE +400 ALERT. NOT SURE IF IT EVEN WORKED! LEVELED OFF AT 3400 FT MSL. NO TFC CONFLICT. I SHOULD HAVE USED THE AUTOPLT. THIS ACFT HAS NO AUTOTHROTTLES OR ALT CAPTURE. STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. NO EXCUSES. SHOULD HAVE BEEN READY FOR IT!

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.