Small aircraft aircraft in climb, pilot distraction by an instrument anomaly and aircraft climbed through assigned altitude by 600 ft. Controller intervened and issued new clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	364580
Time
Date	199703
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hnb
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4600
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : evv
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 451 flight time type : 39
ASRS Report	364580
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
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:

The problem arose due to poor cockpit management on my part. I was IFR, alone and became distraction by an instrument that was behaving strangely. As I was watching this instrument, I shot through my assigned altitude and deviated my assigned altitude of 4000 ft by 600 ft -- 4600 ft. It was discovered when ATC notified me that I was still climbing and then cleared me to my main altitude of 7000 ft MSL. Corrective actions are better communication, and more attention to my scan, and to notify ATC of any difficulty that occurs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT IN CLB, PLT DISTR BY AN INST ANOMALY AND ACFT CLBED THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT BY 600 FT. CTLR INTERVENED AND ISSUED NEW CLRNC.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE DUE TO POOR COCKPIT MGMNT ON MY PART. I WAS IFR, ALONE AND BECAME DISTR BY AN INST THAT WAS BEHAVING STRANGELY. AS I WAS WATCHING THIS INST, I SHOT THROUGH MY ASSIGNED ALT AND DEVIATED MY ASSIGNED ALT OF 4000 FT BY 600 FT -- 4600 FT. IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN ATC NOTIFIED ME THAT I WAS STILL CLBING AND THEN CLRED ME TO MY MAIN ALT OF 7000 FT MSL. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE BETTER COM, AND MORE ATTN TO MY SCAN, AND TO NOTIFY ATC OF ANY DIFFICULTY THAT OCCURS.

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.