PA-23-250 pilot reported he climbed through his ATC assigned altitude when his gyro circuit breaker ...

Attributes
ACN	1427425
Time
Date	201702
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-23-250 Aztec
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Attitude Indicator(Gyro/Horizon/ADI)
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 15
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Departed and cleared to 2;000 expecting 7;000; I got distracted when my gyro circuit breaker popped with a strong smell of electrical wiring and flew through 2;000 to 3;000 and when departure saw my error; he told me to maintain 3;000. I am too dependent on my autopilot/flight director (FD) and when it all failed; I got distracted; again!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-23-250 pilot reported he climbed through his ATC assigned altitude when his gyro CB popped.

Narrative: Departed and cleared to 2;000 expecting 7;000; I got distracted when my gyro CB popped with a strong smell of electrical wiring and flew through 2;000 to 3;000 and when Departure saw my error; he told me to maintain 3;000. I am too dependent on my autopilot/Flight Director (FD) and when it all failed; I got distracted; again!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

PA-23-250 pilot reported he climbed through his ATC assigned altitude when his gyro circuit breaker popped.