Narrative:

We exceeded our 10000 ft assigned altitude by 200 ft at a time when another aircraft was in near proximity. This occurred near triss intersection. The other aircraft was in sight. ZFW gave us a phone number to call. I directed the PF to 'push over' and he reacquired the assigned altitude. The first officer was hand flying the aircraft. He only had about 200 hours in FMS-EFIS aircraft. His scan did not include the altimeter and he was fixating on the flight director bars. When we started to exceed the assigned altitude; I started telling him to 'push over.' at about the same time the TCAS went off and we started getting a descend RA. Once back at 10000 ft; the RA went to 'monitor vertical speed.' I think he was not only fixating on the command bars but momentarily overloaded as the altitude; my directions; and the TCAS alert all kind of happened at once. I believe it would be useful for the training department to spend some effort to remind our less experienced new hires that even though there are command bars you still have to retain your overall scan and situational awareness. You have to be smarter than the command bars. Also; I try to spend time with my first officer's discussing what I call 'sap errors in congested airspace.' sap errors are: speed; altitude; or position -- all of which can lead to these circumstances. Considering the reduced separation since the rvsm program was started and the increased traffic at our busier airports; this seems a worthwhile effort.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB145 FLT CREW OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT ON CLIMBOUT BY 200 FT; RECEIVED AN RA; AND DESCENDED BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: WE EXCEEDED OUR 10000 FT ASSIGNED ALT BY 200 FT AT A TIME WHEN ANOTHER ACFT WAS IN NEAR PROX. THIS OCCURRED NEAR TRISS INTXN. THE OTHER ACFT WAS IN SIGHT. ZFW GAVE US A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. I DIRECTED THE PF TO 'PUSH OVER' AND HE REACQUIRED THE ASSIGNED ALT. THE FO WAS HAND FLYING THE ACFT. HE ONLY HAD ABOUT 200 HRS IN FMS-EFIS ACFT. HIS SCAN DID NOT INCLUDE THE ALTIMETER AND HE WAS FIXATING ON THE FLT DIRECTOR BARS. WHEN WE STARTED TO EXCEED THE ASSIGNED ALT; I STARTED TELLING HIM TO 'PUSH OVER.' AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE TCAS WENT OFF AND WE STARTED GETTING A DSND RA. ONCE BACK AT 10000 FT; THE RA WENT TO 'MONITOR VERT SPD.' I THINK HE WAS NOT ONLY FIXATING ON THE COMMAND BARS BUT MOMENTARILY OVERLOADED AS THE ALT; MY DIRECTIONS; AND THE TCAS ALERT ALL KIND OF HAPPENED AT ONCE. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR THE TRAINING DEPT TO SPEND SOME EFFORT TO REMIND OUR LESS EXPERIENCED NEW HIRES THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE COMMAND BARS YOU STILL HAVE TO RETAIN YOUR OVERALL SCAN AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. YOU HAVE TO BE SMARTER THAN THE COMMAND BARS. ALSO; I TRY TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FO'S DISCUSSING WHAT I CALL 'SAP ERRORS IN CONGESTED AIRSPACE.' SAP ERRORS ARE: SPD; ALT; OR POS -- ALL OF WHICH CAN LEAD TO THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. CONSIDERING THE REDUCED SEPARATION SINCE THE RVSM PROGRAM WAS STARTED AND THE INCREASED TFC AT OUR BUSIER ARPTS; THIS SEEMS A WORTHWHILE EFFORT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.