Aircraft overshot altitude on climb out.

Attributes
ACN	302731
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ilu airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid artcc : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	302731
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from sdf we were given a standard left turnout to 090 degrees to intercept V4, climb to 10000 ft. We were told to contact ZID. ZID gave us a climb to 11000 ft which never happens on most mornings. The altitude given is usually FL230. We were in a high speed climb mode and the aircraft was extremely light. It was a combination of habit pattern, high speed/light aircraft extremely quick climb from 10000-11000 ft, and the autoplt not being able to handle it. We received a flashing 'east' on ADI indicating the elevator was out of trim. I punched off the autoplt out of 10000 ft climbing to 11000 ft. We wound up climbing to 12000 ft before we were able to get back down to 11000 ft. There was no conflict reported by ATC. I noticed the deviation at 11300 ft but we were climbing so fast I was at 12000 ft before being able to reverse altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT OVERSHOT ALT ON CLBOUT.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM SDF WE WERE GIVEN A STANDARD L TURNOUT TO 090 DEGS TO INTERCEPT V4, CLB TO 10000 FT. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT ZID. ZID GAVE US A CLB TO 11000 FT WHICH NEVER HAPPENS ON MOST MORNINGS. THE ALT GIVEN IS USUALLY FL230. WE WERE IN A HIGH SPD CLB MODE AND THE ACFT WAS EXTREMELY LIGHT. IT WAS A COMBINATION OF HABIT PATTERN, HIGH SPD/LIGHT ACFT EXTREMELY QUICK CLB FROM 10000-11000 FT, AND THE AUTOPLT NOT BEING ABLE TO HANDLE IT. WE RECEIVED A FLASHING 'E' ON ADI INDICATING THE ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF TRIM. I PUNCHED OFF THE AUTOPLT OUT OF 10000 FT CLBING TO 11000 FT. WE WOUND UP CLBING TO 12000 FT BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO GET BACK DOWN TO 11000 FT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT RPTED BY ATC. I NOTICED THE DEV AT 11300 FT BUT WE WERE CLBING SO FAST I WAS AT 12000 FT BEFORE BEING ABLE TO REVERSE ALT.

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.