Air carrier first officer reported overshooting the assigned altitude during climbout. The pilot des...

Narrative:

Departing flight had X passengers on board; very light on takeoff. No issues on departure but it is a fairly aggressive climb on rxxl to ensure altitude crossings are met. No issues on the initial climbout. Late handoff from ZZZ tower to [departure control] while climbing through 4;000'. I began to level off for the initial assigned altitude of 5;000' but failed to adjust/reduce the power setting. This resulted in my inability to smoothly level off at 5;000'. When we contacted [departure control] they made a reference to our altitude (not level at 5;000') and told us to continue our climb to 15;000'. No other deviations or issues with the safe execution of the flight.cause: not reducing the power setting with a very light aircraft on initial climb out to ensure a smooth level off at lower assigned altitudes. Suggestions: keep in mind aircraft performance given the weather conditions (e.g. Heat; humidity; winds) coupled with the aircrafts weight and handling.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier First Officer reported overshooting the assigned altitude during climbout. The pilot described the aircraft's weight as very light due to the small passenger count.

Narrative: Departing flight had X passengers on board; very light on takeoff. No issues on departure but it is a fairly aggressive climb on RXXL to ensure altitude crossings are met. No issues on the initial climbout. Late handoff from ZZZ Tower to [Departure Control] while climbing through 4;000'. I began to level off for the initial assigned altitude of 5;000' but failed to adjust/reduce the power setting. This resulted in my inability to smoothly level off at 5;000'. When we contacted [Departure Control] they made a reference to our altitude (not level at 5;000') and told us to continue our climb to 15;000'. No other deviations or issues with the safe execution of the flight.Cause: Not reducing the power setting with a very light aircraft on initial climb out to ensure a smooth level off at lower assigned altitudes. Suggestions: Keep in mind aircraft performance given the weather conditions (e.g. heat; humidity; winds) coupled with the aircrafts weight and handling.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1752546
Time
Date	202007
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct SID YYYY
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Air carrier first officer reported overshooting the assigned altitude during climbout. The pilot described the aircraft's weight as very light due to the small passenger count.