Altitude deviation altitude overshot in climb. Non adherence to ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	208996
Time
Date	199205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msy tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 3750 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	208996
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2700
ASRS Report	209102
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My first day on job after chkout in aircraft and first day of 2 man crew operations other than 2 military instructors flying together. Received only 3 flts and 0 simulator in training so not extremely familiar with all aspects of aircraft and behind in first officer duties. Captain flying and helping me. Both got distraction with radios and checklist and did not level at cleared altitude of 6000 ft. Changed aircraft for this leg and new aircraft didn't have altitude alert system. Typical build-up of factors: new first officer, distraction, differently equipped aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 209102. I was distraction from the altimeter while trying to monitor the first officer and watch for traffic outside the cockpit. Departure called traffic at our 10 O'clock position, then issued a right turn to 010 degree heading. Departure then informed us we were not cleared above 6000 ft. We were climbing through 7000-7500 ft. Departure then cleared us to our final cruising altitude of 16000 ft. In the future in a busy TCA or air traffic area, I will not become preoccupied with a new first officer and concentrate on flying the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN CLB. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: MY FIRST DAY ON JOB AFTER CHKOUT IN ACFT AND FIRST DAY OF 2 MAN CREW OPS OTHER THAN 2 MIL INSTRUCTORS FLYING TOGETHER. RECEIVED ONLY 3 FLTS AND 0 SIMULATOR IN TRAINING SO NOT EXTREMELY FAMILIAR WITH ALL ASPECTS OF ACFT AND BEHIND IN FO DUTIES. CAPT FLYING AND HELPING ME. BOTH GOT DISTR WITH RADIOS AND CHKLIST AND DID NOT LEVEL AT CLRED ALT OF 6000 FT. CHANGED ACFT FOR THIS LEG AND NEW ACFT DIDN'T HAVE ALT ALERT SYS. TYPICAL BUILD-UP OF FACTORS: NEW FO, DISTR, DIFFERENTLY EQUIPPED ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 209102. I WAS DISTR FROM THE ALTIMETER WHILE TRYING TO MONITOR THE FO AND WATCH FOR TFC OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT. DEP CALLED TFC AT OUR 10 O'CLOCK POS, THEN ISSUED A R TURN TO 010 DEG HDG. DEP THEN INFORMED US WE WERE NOT CLRED ABOVE 6000 FT. WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 7000-7500 FT. DEP THEN CLRED US TO OUR FINAL CRUISING ALT OF 16000 FT. IN THE FUTURE IN A BUSY TCA OR ATA, I WILL NOT BECOME PREOCCUPIED WITH A NEW FO AND CONCENTRATE ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE.

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.