Flight crew of a falcon, DA10, overshot altitude during a climb to a higher cruise altitude.

Attributes
ACN	368662
Time
Date	199705
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ilm
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 10C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	368662
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 82 flight time total : 2622 flight time type : 543
ASRS Report	368660
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
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 from FL370-FL390 we overshot our altitude by 300 ft. Supplemental information from acn 368660: leveloff at FL390 was smooth but temperature had gotten a little warmer so when I tried to smooth out some slight oscillations I let the airplane get 300 ft above FL390.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A FALCON, DA10, OVERSHOT ALT DURING A CLB TO A HIGHER CRUISE ALT.

Narrative: ON CLB FROM FL370-FL390 WE OVERSHOT OUR ALT BY 300 FT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 368660: LEVELOFF AT FL390 WAS SMOOTH BUT TEMP HAD GOTTEN A LITTLE WARMER SO WHEN I TRIED TO SMOOTH OUT SOME SLIGHT OSCILLATIONS I LET THE AIRPLANE GET 300 FT ABOVE FL390.

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.