Captain of an light transport turboprop overshot climb alert after aircraft altitude alerter gave warning at 200 ft overshoot. Captain complained that he was distracted by traffic watch. The first officer did not make the 300 ft to go call.

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Attributes
ACN	397516
Time
Date	199803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	397516
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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:

Climbed through assigned altitude of 3000 ft by 300 ft. Altitude alerter warning sounded at 3200 ft and aircraft was level at 3300 ft and an immediate return to 3000 ft was accomplished. Normal leveloff not accomplished due to failure of '300 ft to go' call being missed and preoccupation with looking for traffic called out by ATC. Could have been avoided by more vigilant instrument scan by PF while PNF looked for the traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN LTT TURBOPROP OVERSHOT CLB ALERT AFTER ACFT ALT ALERTER GAVE WARNING AT 200 FT OVERSHOOT. CAPT COMPLAINED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY TFC WATCH. THE FO DID NOT MAKE THE 300 FT TO GO CALL.

Narrative: CLBED THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000 FT BY 300 FT. ALT ALERTER WARNING SOUNDED AT 3200 FT AND ACFT WAS LEVEL AT 3300 FT AND AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO 3000 FT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NORMAL LEVELOFF NOT ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO FAILURE OF '300 FT TO GO' CALL BEING MISSED AND PREOCCUPATION WITH LOOKING FOR TFC CALLED OUT BY ATC. COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY MORE VIGILANT INST SCAN BY PF WHILE PNF LOOKED FOR THE TFC.

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.