C501 crew had altitude overshoot in ZSE class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	500130
Time
Date	200102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sea.vortac
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc tracon : s46.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation I/SP
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors departure sid : kent3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	500130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from bfi, clearance was kents departure, helens, helens 2 arrival, departure 119.2. Upon contact with departure, we were given a climb to 9000 ft. Radar contact and a turn to 190 degrees, climb to 15000 ft. Flying copilot dialed in FL190 to the altitude select. Aircraft climbed through 16000 ft prior to pilot noticing. A descent to 15000 ft was initiated immediately. Departure control at the same time was handing us off to center. Center advised our altitude was not correct. We answered that we were correcting. Analysis: receipt of 2 numbers from departure that were 'logical' confused the situation. We were filed to FL190 as a final and the outbound course was 158 degrees. The responsibility rests on the pilot's shoulders and the solution is a greater degree of concentration and attention to communications. Note: aircraft was in VFR conditions, which may have contributed to the above conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C501 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT IN ZSE CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM BFI, CLRNC WAS KENTS DEP, HELENS, HELENS 2 ARR, DEP 119.2. UPON CONTACT WITH DEP, WE WERE GIVEN A CLB TO 9000 FT. RADAR CONTACT AND A TURN TO 190 DEGS, CLB TO 15000 FT. FLYING COPLT DIALED IN FL190 TO THE ALT SELECT. ACFT CLBED THROUGH 16000 FT PRIOR TO PLT NOTICING. A DSCNT TO 15000 FT WAS INITIATED IMMEDIATELY. DEP CTL AT THE SAME TIME WAS HANDING US OFF TO CTR. CTR ADVISED OUR ALT WAS NOT CORRECT. WE ANSWERED THAT WE WERE CORRECTING. ANALYSIS: RECEIPT OF 2 NUMBERS FROM DEP THAT WERE 'LOGICAL' CONFUSED THE SIT. WE WERE FILED TO FL190 AS A FINAL AND THE OUTBOUND COURSE WAS 158 DEGS. THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS ON THE PLT'S SHOULDERS AND THE SOLUTION IS A GREATER DEG OF CONCENTRATION AND ATTN TO COMS. NOTE: ACFT WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ABOVE CONDITIONS.

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.