Altitude overshoot on departure.

Attributes
ACN	296081
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stt
State Reference	VI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : stt
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	296081
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were flying a departure procedure known as the 'bacardi 1' procedure, palco transition. This calls for leveloff or climb no higher than 3000 ft when departing to the south of stt. The captain (PF) climbed up to 3500 ft, prior to ATC query about our altitude. We were then transferred to the next ATC facility without incident. At 3000 ft I reminded the captain to leveloff but he stated that we could climb to 4000 ft -- not so!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOOT ON DEP.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING A DEP PROC KNOWN AS THE 'BACARDI 1' PROC, PALCO TRANSITION. THIS CALLS FOR LEVELOFF OR CLB NO HIGHER THAN 3000 FT WHEN DEPARTING TO THE S OF STT. THE CAPT (PF) CLBED UP TO 3500 FT, PRIOR TO ATC QUERY ABOUT OUR ALT. WE WERE THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE NEXT ATC FACILITY WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT 3000 FT I REMINDED THE CAPT TO LEVELOFF BUT HE STATED THAT WE COULD CLB TO 4000 FT -- NOT SO!

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.