Westwind ii flight crew overshoots altitude in ZOB airspace.

Attributes
ACN	693633
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : air.vor
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	IAI1123 Westwind
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	693633
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllerb 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:

Although I had filed the flight plans; my boss; and chief pilot for the company; was in the left seat and flying at the time. We had been cleared from FL330 to FL350 and were on an assigned heading at the time. While climbing to FL350; center reclred us to vhp; I was changing the information in the GPS for vhp when I noticed out of the corner of my field of view; that we were just passing through FL350. By the time I focused on the altimeter; the 200 ft altitude light and chime went off. I called 'altitude' to the chief pilot and he arrested the climb but not before we reached FL354. Center noticed and inquired. I told them we were aware and were correcting back to assigned altitude and that the autoplt had not captured the selected altitude; which was very true since the chief pilot had neglected to engage the altitude select in the climb. Also; at some point he turned off our mode C because center called back and said 'you can turn your mode C back on now.' center did not seem particularly upset by any of this and fortunately there were no traffic conflicts. I am quite sure this would not have occurred at all had the chief pilot not been distraction by trying to read unrelated material at the time. My lesson: doublechk everyone; even your chief pilot. The omission of pushing even 1 button (altitude select) could have disastrous consequences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WESTWIND II FLT CREW OVERSHOOTS ALT IN ZOB AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ALTHOUGH I HAD FILED THE FLT PLANS; MY BOSS; AND CHIEF PLT FOR THE COMPANY; WAS IN THE L SEAT AND FLYING AT THE TIME. WE HAD BEEN CLRED FROM FL330 TO FL350 AND WERE ON AN ASSIGNED HDG AT THE TIME. WHILE CLBING TO FL350; CTR RECLRED US TO VHP; I WAS CHANGING THE INFO IN THE GPS FOR VHP WHEN I NOTICED OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY FIELD OF VIEW; THAT WE WERE JUST PASSING THROUGH FL350. BY THE TIME I FOCUSED ON THE ALTIMETER; THE 200 FT ALT LIGHT AND CHIME WENT OFF. I CALLED 'ALT' TO THE CHIEF PLT AND HE ARRESTED THE CLB BUT NOT BEFORE WE REACHED FL354. CTR NOTICED AND INQUIRED. I TOLD THEM WE WERE AWARE AND WERE CORRECTING BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT AND THAT THE AUTOPLT HAD NOT CAPTURED THE SELECTED ALT; WHICH WAS VERY TRUE SINCE THE CHIEF PLT HAD NEGLECTED TO ENGAGE THE ALT SELECT IN THE CLB. ALSO; AT SOME POINT HE TURNED OFF OUR MODE C BECAUSE CTR CALLED BACK AND SAID 'YOU CAN TURN YOUR MODE C BACK ON NOW.' CTR DID NOT SEEM PARTICULARLY UPSET BY ANY OF THIS AND FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO TFC CONFLICTS. I AM QUITE SURE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT ALL HAD THE CHIEF PLT NOT BEEN DISTR BY TRYING TO READ UNRELATED MATERIAL AT THE TIME. MY LESSON: DOUBLECHK EVERYONE; EVEN YOUR CHIEF PLT. THE OMISSION OF PUSHING EVEN 1 BUTTON (ALT SELECT) COULD HAVE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.