A military C9 climbs 600 ft above its assigned altitude of 5000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	322520
Time
Date	199512
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oak airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak tracon : n90
Operator	other
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 440
ASRS Report	322520
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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 climb out, complying with SID, given an altitude of 5000 ft above the filed altitude then cleared to the filed altitude and given a heading to fly. Looked up from setting up navaids for approach. Noted climbing 600 ft above assigned altitude and immediately corrected to level at 5000 ft. Cockpit management broke down leaving altitude unmonitored. Lessons of crew management not applied. New crew chief and captain flying first day of initial chkout. Corrective action is to ensure someone is always flying the airplane and don't allow distraction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MIL C9 CLBS 600 FT ABOVE ITS ASSIGNED ALT OF 5000 FT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT, COMPLYING WITH SID, GIVEN AN ALT OF 5000 FT ABOVE THE FILED ALT THEN CLRED TO THE FILED ALT AND GIVEN A HDG TO FLY. LOOKED UP FROM SETTING UP NAVAIDS FOR APCH. NOTED CLBING 600 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO LEVEL AT 5000 FT. COCKPIT MGMNT BROKE DOWN LEAVING ALT UNMONITORED. LESSONS OF CREW MGMNT NOT APPLIED. NEW CREW CHIEF AND CAPT FLYING FIRST DAY OF INITIAL CHKOUT. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO ENSURE SOMEONE IS ALWAYS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AND DON'T ALLOW DISTR.

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.