Pilot distracted by activity in cabin. Overshoots assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	112387
Time
Date	198905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : ztl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 11200 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	112387
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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

Narrative:

On departure out of macon, GA, I was instructed to climb to 9000'. I climbed to 9800'. I was flying from the right seat and my copilot was coordinating with the nurse, in the back, who was attending to a burn patient. I was not current in the right seat and the door should have been closed on climb out till we were in cruise flight. I was distracted and the flight was late night, my body was not in a most alert status.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DISTRACTED BY ACTIVITY IN CABIN. OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: ON DEP OUT OF MACON, GA, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CLIMB TO 9000'. I CLIMBED TO 9800'. I WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT AND MY COPLT WAS COORDINATING WITH THE NURSE, IN THE BACK, WHO WAS ATTENDING TO A BURN PATIENT. I WAS NOT CURRENT IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND THE DOOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSED ON CLIMB OUT TILL WE WERE IN CRUISE FLT. I WAS DISTRACTED AND THE FLT WAS LATE NIGHT, MY BODY WAS NOT IN A MOST ALERT STATUS.

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.