Altitude deviation altitude overshot. Air carrier crew climbs through their assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	318030
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 222 flight time total : 6869 flight time type : 606
ASRS Report	318030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	318220
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were proceeding from syracuse to boston, climbing to an assigned altitude of 15000 ft. ZBW (133.25) asked us to say assigned altitude. We then realized the altitude alerter was set incorrectly. At this time we were climbing through approximately 16200 ft. 17000 ft was set into the altitude alerter, not 15000 ft. This mistake was not known by either one of us. Improper setting and confirmation of the altitude was the problem. I was preoccupied at the time the altitude was set and the mistake was not caught. We told ZBW 17000 ft and the controller then said roger and to maintain 17000 ft. Then he handed us to the next sector (121.35). We checked in normally at 17000 ft. Nothing else was said by the controllers about this being a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT. ACR CREW CLBS THROUGH THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: WE WERE PROCEEDING FROM SYRACUSE TO BOSTON, CLBING TO AN ASSIGNED ALT OF 15000 FT. ZBW (133.25) ASKED US TO SAY ASSIGNED ALT. WE THEN REALIZED THE ALT ALERTER WAS SET INCORRECTLY. AT THIS TIME WE WERE CLBING THROUGH APPROX 16200 FT. 17000 FT WAS SET INTO THE ALT ALERTER, NOT 15000 FT. THIS MISTAKE WAS NOT KNOWN BY EITHER ONE OF US. IMPROPER SETTING AND CONFIRMATION OF THE ALT WAS THE PROB. I WAS PREOCCUPIED AT THE TIME THE ALT WAS SET AND THE MISTAKE WAS NOT CAUGHT. WE TOLD ZBW 17000 FT AND THE CTLR THEN SAID ROGER AND TO MAINTAIN 17000 FT. THEN HE HANDED US TO THE NEXT SECTOR (121.35). WE CHKED IN NORMALLY AT 17000 FT. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID BY THE CTLRS ABOUT THIS BEING A 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.