A corp light transport flew through its assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	290790
Time
Date	199412
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17200 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zdv
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 12900 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	290790
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We passed through 180 by 800 ft, correcting back to 180 ft. The aircraft aural alerts warned, they were heard but not RECO2GNIZED. The autoplt altitude select was not armed. I missed my normal altitude calls and failed to see the altitude select was not on. The captain/chief pilot had just finished voicing his strong displeasure with ATC to me because he saw their sequence vectoring as incompetence on their part. He complained it looked bad to the passenger. The ATC vectors looked normal to me, particularly going into a major terminal area. The captain's special complaints were too distracting and out of place. He is in favor with our superiors, but I think this incident is a major safety of flight issue. The captain is very impatient and image oriented. This is a cockpit resource management problem. It reminds me of a more recent commuter air carrier accident and the captain's personality. Calm must exist in the cockpit. The first officer must have a reasonable working environment. More rules and procedures would not have helped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CORP LTT FLEW THROUGH ITS ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: WE PASSED THROUGH 180 BY 800 FT, CORRECTING BACK TO 180 FT. THE ACFT AURAL ALERTS WARNED, THEY WERE HEARD BUT NOT RECO2GNIZED. THE AUTOPLT ALT SELECT WAS NOT ARMED. I MISSED MY NORMAL ALT CALLS AND FAILED TO SEE THE ALT SELECT WAS NOT ON. THE CAPT/CHIEF PLT HAD JUST FINISHED VOICING HIS STRONG DISPLEASURE WITH ATC TO ME BECAUSE HE SAW THEIR SEQUENCE VECTORING AS INCOMPETENCE ON THEIR PART. HE COMPLAINED IT LOOKED BAD TO THE PAX. THE ATC VECTORS LOOKED NORMAL TO ME, PARTICULARLY GOING INTO A MAJOR TERMINAL AREA. THE CAPT'S SPECIAL COMPLAINTS WERE TOO DISTRACTING AND OUT OF PLACE. HE IS IN FAVOR WITH OUR SUPERIORS, BUT I THINK THIS INCIDENT IS A MAJOR SAFETY OF FLT ISSUE. THE CAPT IS VERY IMPATIENT AND IMAGE ORIENTED. THIS IS A COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT PROB. IT REMINDS ME OF A MORE RECENT COMMUTER ACR ACCIDENT AND THE CAPT'S PERSONALITY. CALM MUST EXIST IN THE COCKPIT. THE FO MUST HAVE A REASONABLE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. MORE RULES AND PROCS WOULD NOT HAVE HELPED.

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.