First officer of a military C130 overshot intermediate transition altitude during climb out. The captain caught the mistake and the first officer returned to assigned altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	497680
Time
Date	200101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : vny.vor
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	497680
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter 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:

On climb out from the vny airport, being radar vectored for ILS runway 8 bur, assigned 3500 ft MSL. Recovered and stopped climb at 3900 ft MSL. Returned to last assigned altitude of 3500 ft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he looked up from his chart review and noticed that the first officer flying had overshot assigned altitude of which the first officer corrected back down at once. There was no inquiry from ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A MIL C130 OVERSHOT INTERMEDIATE TRANSITION ALT DURING CLBOUT. THE CAPT CAUGHT THE MISTAKE AND THE FO RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM THE VNY ARPT, BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 8 BUR, ASSIGNED 3500 FT MSL. RECOVERED AND STOPPED CLB AT 3900 FT MSL. RETURNED TO LAST ASSIGNED ALT OF 3500 FT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE LOOKED UP FROM HIS CHART REVIEW AND NOTICED THAT THE FO FLYING HAD OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT OF WHICH THE FO CORRECTED BACK DOWN AT ONCE. THERE WAS NO INQUIRY FROM ATC.

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.