Small transport crew, distraction during descent, overshot assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	495720
Time
Date	200012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bed.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	495720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was letting the first officer fly from the right seat on this deadhead leg from gmu, sc, to bfd, PA, to pick up passenger. Inbound to the bfd VOR, we were cleared to descend to 4000 ft direct to the VOR. About this time a lear came on the frequency inbound to bfd. We volunteered to give way to the lear and hold at the VOR. ATC then told us to stop at 7000 ft and cleared us to hold as published at the VOR. I was distraction with the approach checklist and glanced up to see the altitude passing 6500 ft. ATC asked us our altitude as we climbed back to our assigned 7000 ft. There was no conflict with another aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT CREW, DISTR DURING DSCNT, OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: I WAS LETTING THE FO FLY FROM THE R SEAT ON THIS DEADHEAD LEG FROM GMU, SC, TO BFD, PA, TO PICK UP PAX. INBOUND TO THE BFD VOR, WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 4000 FT DIRECT TO THE VOR. ABOUT THIS TIME A LEAR CAME ON THE FREQ INBOUND TO BFD. WE VOLUNTEERED TO GIVE WAY TO THE LEAR AND HOLD AT THE VOR. ATC THEN TOLD US TO STOP AT 7000 FT AND CLRED US TO HOLD AS PUBLISHED AT THE VOR. I WAS DISTR WITH THE APCH CHKLIST AND GLANCED UP TO SEE THE ALT PASSING 6500 FT. ATC ASKED US OUR ALT AS WE CLBED BACK TO OUR ASSIGNED 7000 FT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT.

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.