Pilot of B1900 overshot cleared altitude by 400 ft. Returned to appropriate altitude.

Attributes
ACN	594475
Time
Date	200309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	594475
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was cleared to 13000 ft when I accidentally overshot the altitude leveloff by 400 ft. I noticed this and corrected back to 13000 ft. Nothing was said by ATC. No loss of separation occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF B1900 OVERSHOT CLRED ALT BY 400 FT. RETURNED TO APPROPRIATE ALT.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO 13000 FT WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY OVERSHOT THE ALT LEVELOFF BY 400 FT. I NOTICED THIS AND CORRECTED BACK TO 13000 FT. NOTHING WAS SAID BY ATC. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED.

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.