Corporate jet overshot assigned altitude during climb. Altitude deviation altitude overshot.

Attributes
ACN	316830
Time
Date	199509
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gck
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	316830
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
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 level at FL310 expecting further clearance to FL350 with 8 passenger on board. I left the cockpit to pass out catering and drinks and returned approximately 10 mins later and stood between and behind the crew seats. The captain had a lap full of maps and paperwork when we received a clearance to climb from FL310 to FL350 but the captain missed the call so I leaned over the seat and acknowledged the clearance. The captain reached up to the flight guidance controller to initiate the climb but did not reset the altitude select controller. A few mins later I returned to my crew seat and soon after we were notified by center that we were 400 ft above our assigned altitude. Before we could reverse the trend we were 900 ft above our altitude. I believe that deviation from standard procedure contributed to this mistake and in the future will only accept flight crew duties when I am in my seat and able to complete all of my duties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORPORATE JET OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLB. ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT.

Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT FL310 EXPECTING FURTHER CLRNC TO FL350 WITH 8 PAX ON BOARD. I LEFT THE COCKPIT TO PASS OUT CATERING AND DRINKS AND RETURNED APPROX 10 MINS LATER AND STOOD BTWN AND BEHIND THE CREW SEATS. THE CAPT HAD A LAP FULL OF MAPS AND PAPERWORK WHEN WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO CLB FROM FL310 TO FL350 BUT THE CAPT MISSED THE CALL SO I LEANED OVER THE SEAT AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC. THE CAPT REACHED UP TO THE FLT GUIDANCE CTLR TO INITIATE THE CLB BUT DID NOT RESET THE ALT SELECT CTLR. A FEW MINS LATER I RETURNED TO MY CREW SEAT AND SOON AFTER WE WERE NOTIFIED BY CTR THAT WE WERE 400 FT ABOVE OUR ASSIGNED ALT. BEFORE WE COULD REVERSE THE TREND WE WERE 900 FT ABOVE OUR ALT. I BELIEVE THAT DEV FROM STANDARD PROC CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISTAKE AND IN THE FUTURE WILL ONLY ACCEPT FLC DUTIES WHEN I AM IN MY SEAT AND ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL OF MY DUTIES.

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.