Flight crew of an medium large transport overshot climb altitude. Flight crew experience level.

Attributes
ACN	296388
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bzn
State Reference	MT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zlc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	296388
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our flight had been rerted. Because of the rerte we were behind schedule. I picked up our clearance as we taxied out from ben from slc center. The clearance was cleared as filed climb and maintain 15000 ft -- squawk. The altitude alerter was set to 16000 ft. I rotated the knob. 1000 ft and did not notice I had inadvertently set it to 17000 ft. We took off and climbed on course to 17000 ft. Slc center received us on radar and asked us to verify our altitude. I responded 16800 ft. They replied that wasn't our clearance altitude but said no problem. We then requested 170 for a final. There is no reason to rush, you never know when a simple mistake like this can cost you a lot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG OVERSHOT CLB ALT. FLC EXPERIENCE LEVEL.

Narrative: OUR FLT HAD BEEN RERTED. BECAUSE OF THE RERTE WE WERE BEHIND SCHEDULE. I PICKED UP OUR CLRNC AS WE TAXIED OUT FROM BEN FROM SLC CTR. THE CLRNC WAS CLRED AS FILED CLB AND MAINTAIN 15000 FT -- SQUAWK. THE ALT ALERTER WAS SET TO 16000 FT. I ROTATED THE KNOB. 1000 FT AND DID NOT NOTICE I HAD INADVERTENTLY SET IT TO 17000 FT. WE TOOK OFF AND CLBED ON COURSE TO 17000 FT. SLC CTR RECEIVED US ON RADAR AND ASKED US TO VERIFY OUR ALT. I RESPONDED 16800 FT. THEY REPLIED THAT WASN'T OUR CLRNC ALT BUT SAID NO PROB. WE THEN REQUESTED 170 FOR A FINAL. THERE IS NO REASON TO RUSH, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A SIMPLE MISTAKE LIKE THIS CAN COST YOU A LOT.

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.