Narrative:

ATC instructed us to climb to 9000 ft heading 320 degrees to intercept the thunder transition. While climbing, we (crew) were discussing our boss's attitude towards an aborted landing a few mins earlier. On short final, an aircraft declared an emergency, tower told us to go around, maintain slowest speed. We did this and waited for further instructions from approach control while the emergency aircraft tried to land. Meanwhile, we instructed our passenger we had been told to go around for another aircraft who reported an emergency. The passenger was our boss and aircraft owner. He was unpleasantly upset that we had to go around -- of course -- I became very irritated at his attitude and lack of concern for safety the other pilot's in trouble. After landing only 10 mins later, our boss departed the plane with 2 engines running. We picked up our return IFR clearance. Upon departure, we (crew) were discussing our boss's attitude and we flew through our assigned altitude of 9000 ft to 10000 ft. At 10000 ft, we immediately descended back to 9000 ft. We were in VFR conditions and no traffic in sight. Next time we will tell our boss nothing and wait to talk on the ground. Then postpone our departure until we are in a better frame of mind -- not worried about complaining while trying to fly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXECUTIVE JET CREW OVERSHOT ASSIGNED INTERMEDIATE ALT DURING DEP CLB DUE TO DISTR OF THEIR EMPLOYER'S ATTITUDE TOWARD SAFETY.

Narrative: ATC INSTRUCTED US TO CLB TO 9000 FT HDG 320 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE THUNDER TRANSITION. WHILE CLBING, WE (CREW) WERE DISCUSSING OUR BOSS'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS AN ABORTED LNDG A FEW MINS EARLIER. ON SHORT FINAL, AN ACFT DECLARED AN EMER, TWR TOLD US TO GO AROUND, MAINTAIN SLOWEST SPD. WE DID THIS AND WAITED FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM APCH CTL WHILE THE EMER ACFT TRIED TO LAND. MEANWHILE, WE INSTRUCTED OUR PAX WE HAD BEEN TOLD TO GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER ACFT WHO RPTED AN EMER. THE PAX WAS OUR BOSS AND ACFT OWNER. HE WAS UNPLEASANTLY UPSET THAT WE HAD TO GO AROUND -- OF COURSE -- I BECAME VERY IRRITATED AT HIS ATTITUDE AND LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY THE OTHER PLT'S IN TROUBLE. AFTER LNDG ONLY 10 MINS LATER, OUR BOSS DEPARTED THE PLANE WITH 2 ENGS RUNNING. WE PICKED UP OUR RETURN IFR CLRNC. UPON DEP, WE (CREW) WERE DISCUSSING OUR BOSS'S ATTITUDE AND WE FLEW THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 9000 FT TO 10000 FT. AT 10000 FT, WE IMMEDIATELY DSNDED BACK TO 9000 FT. WE WERE IN VFR CONDITIONS AND NO TFC IN SIGHT. NEXT TIME WE WILL TELL OUR BOSS NOTHING AND WAIT TO TALK ON THE GND. THEN POSTPONE OUR DEP UNTIL WE ARE IN A BETTER FRAME OF MIND -- NOT WORRIED ABOUT COMPLAINING WHILE TRYING TO FLY.

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.