LJ5 flight crew overshoots assigned altitude due to cockpit distrs.

Attributes
ACN	499460
Time
Date	200101
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : vxv.vortac
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tys.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	499460
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared to 10000 ft in knoxville's airspace. Rate of climb through 6000 ft was 3000 FPM. I slowed rate of climb to 1500 FPM through 8000 ft and at 9900 ft pushed the altitude hold button on the autoplt panel. I observed the light go on. While I was doing this, the first officer and I were looking at a GPS message, and I did not notice the altitude hold 'kicking off' until I glanced at the altimeter, and we were climbing through 10500 ft. I arrested the climb at 10700 ft as we were being called by knoxville approach to ask about our altitude. I was able to return to 10000 ft within 1 - 1 1/2 mins. The rate of climb in excess of 1000 FPM I believe was excessive for altitude capture, and the GPS distraction took my focus away from flying the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ5 FLC OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT DUE TO COCKPIT DISTRS.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO 10000 FT IN KNOXVILLE'S AIRSPACE. RATE OF CLB THROUGH 6000 FT WAS 3000 FPM. I SLOWED RATE OF CLB TO 1500 FPM THROUGH 8000 FT AND AT 9900 FT PUSHED THE ALT HOLD BUTTON ON THE AUTOPLT PANEL. I OBSERVED THE LIGHT GO ON. WHILE I WAS DOING THIS, THE FO AND I WERE LOOKING AT A GPS MESSAGE, AND I DID NOT NOTICE THE ALT HOLD 'KICKING OFF' UNTIL I GLANCED AT THE ALTIMETER, AND WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 10500 FT. I ARRESTED THE CLB AT 10700 FT AS WE WERE BEING CALLED BY KNOXVILLE APCH TO ASK ABOUT OUR ALT. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO 10000 FT WITHIN 1 - 1 1/2 MINS. THE RATE OF CLB IN EXCESS OF 1000 FPM I BELIEVE WAS EXCESSIVE FOR ALT CAPTURE, AND THE GPS DISTR TOOK MY FOCUS AWAY FROM FLYING THE 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.