A C650 crew, departing sna, overshot their assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	540882
Time
Date	200203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : musel
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation III, VI, VII
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11150 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	540882
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert 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:

After takeoff from runway 1L at sna, departure control assigned 9000 ft altitude. As we were climbing, departure control vectored us to intercept the 061 degree radial outbound of the sxc VOR to the musel intersection. I was the PNF and had previously set my navaids to raw VOR data in anticipation of this directive by ATC. The PF had his navaids set for FMS direct to musel. A contributing factor to not having the navaids properly tuned, by the PF, was a rush to depart scenario caused by a maintenance issue and awaiting passenger. As I was tuning the PF's navaids as necessary, a TA sounded and I noticed we had exceeded the assigned altitude by about 500 ft. Also, at this moment, ATC queried us as to our altitude and I responded '...we are about 500 ft too high and correcting.' we corrected our mistake and ATC assigned us a higher altitude shortly thereafter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C650 CREW, DEPARTING SNA, OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 1L AT SNA, DEP CTL ASSIGNED 9000 FT ALT. AS WE WERE CLBING, DEP CTL VECTORED US TO INTERCEPT THE 061 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND OF THE SXC VOR TO THE MUSEL INTXN. I WAS THE PNF AND HAD PREVIOUSLY SET MY NAVAIDS TO RAW VOR DATA IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS DIRECTIVE BY ATC. THE PF HAD HIS NAVAIDS SET FOR FMS DIRECT TO MUSEL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO NOT HAVING THE NAVAIDS PROPERLY TUNED, BY THE PF, WAS A RUSH TO DEPART SCENARIO CAUSED BY A MAINT ISSUE AND AWAITING PAX. AS I WAS TUNING THE PF'S NAVAIDS AS NECESSARY, A TA SOUNDED AND I NOTICED WE HAD EXCEEDED THE ASSIGNED ALT BY ABOUT 500 FT. ALSO, AT THIS MOMENT, ATC QUERIED US AS TO OUR ALT AND I RESPONDED '...WE ARE ABOUT 500 FT TOO HIGH AND CORRECTING.' WE CORRECTED OUR MISTAKE AND ATC ASSIGNED US A HIGHER ALT SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

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.