Altitude deviation altitude overshot. Wrong altimeter setting.

Attributes
ACN	296267
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lvz
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12600 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10900
ASRS Report	296267
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given a crossing restr of 13000 ft at lvz, for was flying. I had 2 altimeters correctly set to local setting. First officer was still on 29.52. I usually check this through 18000 ft, but either didn't or was distracted. I called passing 13000 ft, first officer was very slow to react and reversed descent at 320 ft below 13000 ft. ATC said we were at 12600 ft. We had corrected immediately, but couldn't keep from descending below 13000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT. WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING.

Narrative: GIVEN A XING RESTR OF 13000 FT AT LVZ, FOR WAS FLYING. I HAD 2 ALTIMETERS CORRECTLY SET TO LCL SETTING. FO WAS STILL ON 29.52. I USUALLY CHK THIS THROUGH 18000 FT, BUT EITHER DIDN'T OR WAS DISTRACTED. I CALLED PASSING 13000 FT, FO WAS VERY SLOW TO REACT AND REVERSED DSCNT AT 320 FT BELOW 13000 FT. ATC SAID WE WERE AT 12600 FT. WE HAD CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT COULDN'T KEEP FROM DSNDING BELOW 13000 FT.

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.