Flight crew of an medium large transport overshot climb altitude.

Attributes
ACN	311440
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ags
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ags
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	311440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Assigned altitude was 7000 ft. Copilot was PF. During initial climb, captain was reading convective sigmets and monitoring altitude. Captain observed altitude of 7400 ft and asked copilot if ATC had assigned a higher altitude. Copilot began descent to 7000 ft. At 7000 ft augusta departure advised that assigned altitude was 7000 ft. Captain responded leveling at 7000 ft and asked departure if altitude deviation had created a problem. Augusta replied that there was no problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG OVERSHOT CLB ALT.

Narrative: ASSIGNED ALT WAS 7000 FT. COPLT WAS PF. DURING INITIAL CLB, CAPT WAS READING CONVECTIVE SIGMETS AND MONITORING ALT. CAPT OBSERVED ALT OF 7400 FT AND ASKED COPLT IF ATC HAD ASSIGNED A HIGHER ALT. COPLT BEGAN DSCNT TO 7000 FT. AT 7000 FT AUGUSTA DEP ADVISED THAT ASSIGNED ALT WAS 7000 FT. CAPT RESPONDED LEVELING AT 7000 FT AND ASKED DEP IF ALTDEV HAD CREATED A PROB. AUGUSTA REPLIED THAT THERE WAS NO PROB.

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.