Captain of an atx small transport twin turboprop turned the wrong way during SID departure and overshot assigned altitude resulting in ATC intervention to direct them back on course and back to assigned altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	394910
Time
Date	199802
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dxo airport : det
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	394910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During the departure from det the controller requested for us, copilot and I, to climb to 6000 ft and proceed direct to layne. Both the copilot and I misunderstood him and thought that he meant lansing VOR. After proceeding to that direction for 20 seconds we realized our error. During the brief time that it took the copilot to find the right fix on the chart I was distracted by trying to help find layne intersection. We went through our assigned altitude. At 6800 ft the controller told us politely to go back down to 6000 ft and turn to heading 350 degrees for layne. This incident taught both the copilot and I to review our departure plates more thoroughly before taking off. Also, if unsure of assigned fix ask the controller for a heading to get us in the right direction. I learned that I need to resist the temptation more harder to be distracted from my flying duty if I'm the PF. Division of tasks cannot be put aside.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN ATX SMT TWIN TURBOPROP TURNED THE WRONG WAY DURING SID DEP AND OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION TO DIRECT THEM BACK ON COURSE AND BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: DURING THE DEP FROM DET THE CTLR REQUESTED FOR US, COPLT AND I, TO CLB TO 6000 FT AND PROCEED DIRECT TO LAYNE. BOTH THE COPLT AND I MISUNDERSTOOD HIM AND THOUGHT THAT HE MEANT LANSING VOR. AFTER PROCEEDING TO THAT DIRECTION FOR 20 SECONDS WE REALIZED OUR ERROR. DURING THE BRIEF TIME THAT IT TOOK THE COPLT TO FIND THE RIGHT FIX ON THE CHART I WAS DISTRACTED BY TRYING TO HELP FIND LAYNE INTXN. WE WENT THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT. AT 6800 FT THE CTLR TOLD US POLITELY TO GO BACK DOWN TO 6000 FT AND TURN TO HDG 350 DEGS FOR LAYNE. THIS INCIDENT TAUGHT BOTH THE COPLT AND I TO REVIEW OUR DEP PLATES MORE THOROUGHLY BEFORE TAKING OFF. ALSO, IF UNSURE OF ASSIGNED FIX ASK THE CTLR FOR A HEADING TO GET US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I LEARNED THAT I NEED TO RESIST THE TEMPTATION MORE HARDER TO BE DISTRACTED FROM MY FLYING DUTY IF I'M THE PF. DIVISION OF TASKS CANNOT BE PUT ASIDE.

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.