Flight crew of an medium large transport overshot climb altitude.

Attributes
ACN	325160
Time
Date	199601
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	325160
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

First officer flying. Aircraft climbing at 2500 FPM. Last 1000 ft before leveloff. Overshot leveloff of 12000 ft (assigned) by plus 300 ft (12300 ft MSL). Aircraft quickly returned to 12000 ft without incident. Relative inexperience of new first officer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG OVERSHOT CLB ALT.

Narrative: FO FLYING. ACFT CLBING AT 2500 FPM. LAST 1000 FT BEFORE LEVELOFF. OVERSHOT LEVELOFF OF 12000 FT (ASSIGNED) BY PLUS 300 FT (12300 FT MSL). ACFT QUICKLY RETURNED TO 12000 FT WITHOUT INCIDENT. RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE OF NEW FO.

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.