Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation overshot during SID from ewr.

Attributes
ACN	146896
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	146896
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was captain on flight from ewr to pit, 5/90. First officer had received ATC departure clearance, standard ewr SID for runway 4L. Left the gate, taxied to 4L, with running checklist. At departure briefing point 9 checked initial heading, radios, transponder code and altitude. First officer stated clearance was to maintain 5000'. After takeoff turned to 060 degree heading and were handed off to departure control. Upon switching we were unable to contact due to frequency congestion. At that point we were crossing the canarsie VOR radial fix when I began a left turn to 290 degrees as called for by SID and continued climbing out of 4000'. First officer was able to contact departure giving altitude climbing to. Departure control returned with our clearance was only to 2500' and to make an immediate left turn to 290 degrees (which we had already initiated) and continue to 5000'. Moments later clearance to 8000' given and complied with along with handoff to ZNY.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ALT DEVIATION OVERSHOT DURING SID FROM EWR.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON FLT FROM EWR TO PIT, 5/90. F/O HAD RECEIVED ATC DEP CLRNC, STANDARD EWR SID FOR RWY 4L. LEFT THE GATE, TAXIED TO 4L, WITH RUNNING CHKLIST. AT DEP BRIEFING POINT 9 CHKED INITIAL HDG, RADIOS, XPONDER CODE AND ALT. F/O STATED CLRNC WAS TO MAINTAIN 5000'. AFTER TKOF TURNED TO 060 DEG HDG AND WERE HANDED OFF TO DEP CTL. UPON SWITCHING WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTACT DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION. AT THAT POINT WE WERE XING THE CANARSIE VOR RADIAL FIX WHEN I BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO 290 DEGS AS CALLED FOR BY SID AND CONTINUED CLBING OUT OF 4000'. F/O WAS ABLE TO CONTACT DEP GIVING ALT CLBING TO. DEP CTL RETURNED WITH OUR CLRNC WAS ONLY TO 2500' AND TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN TO 290 DEGS (WHICH WE HAD ALREADY INITIATED) AND CONTINUE TO 5000'. MOMENTS LATER CLRNC TO 8000' GIVEN AND COMPLIED WITH ALONG WITH HDOF TO ZNY.

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