Air carrier large transport altitude deviation overshot during climb.

Attributes
ACN	92396
Time
Date	198808
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lhy
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	92396
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

ATC cleared to climb and maintain 17000'. Cleared direct lake henry. Copilot flying. Overshot 17000' by 600' (17600'). Immediately recognized by both pilots and aircraft immediately and abruptly returned to level 17000'. No call or mention by ATC. I did not call 1000' prior to level off altitude or 17000' as I was searching 7/8 us (hi) chart for lake henry. I must place considerable blame for this mistake with commercial chart and the terrible presentation of information on the us (hi) 7/8 in the northeast us the chart is a great distraction in daylight and a menace to safe flight at night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ALT DEVIATION OVERSHOT DURING CLIMB.

Narrative: ATC CLRED TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 17000'. CLRED DIRECT LAKE HENRY. COPLT FLYING. OVERSHOT 17000' BY 600' (17600'). IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED BY BOTH PLTS AND ACFT IMMEDIATELY AND ABRUPTLY RETURNED TO LEVEL 17000'. NO CALL OR MENTION BY ATC. I DID NOT CALL 1000' PRIOR TO LEVEL OFF ALT OR 17000' AS I WAS SEARCHING 7/8 U.S. (HI) CHART FOR LAKE HENRY. I MUST PLACE CONSIDERABLE BLAME FOR THIS MISTAKE WITH COMMERCIAL CHART AND THE TERRIBLE PRESENTATION OF INFO ON THE U.S. (HI) 7/8 IN THE NE U.S. THE CHART IS A GREAT DISTR IN DAYLIGHT AND A MENACE TO SAFE FLT AT NIGHT.

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