A cpr flight crew flying an light transport climb above their assigned altitude when the first officer set the wrong altitude and the distracted captain did not check the setting.

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Attributes
ACN	401850
Time
Date	199805
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : biv
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 82 flight time total : 10622 flight time type : 1796
ASRS Report	401850
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
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:

ZAU cleared us to FL190. The pilot in the right seat inadvertently dialed in FL200, which I was unaware of because I was programming the FMS to proceed direct to vwv VOR. The altitude alerter went off at FL190 for FL200, which I immediately noticed and started to level the aircraft to maintain FL190. The aircraft started back down to maintain FL190 from approximately FL195, when the controller asked us to confirm FL190. We replied FL190 as the assigned altitude and leveled as soon as possible. The TCASII system displayed no traffic in the immediate area. This problem could have been prevented by verifying the set altitude and not allowing the distractions of programming the FMS at that particular time. Fatigue, due to strenuous WX deviations and time of night was also contributing factors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR FLC FLYING AN LTT CLB ABOVE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHEN THE FO SET THE WRONG ALT AND THE DISTRACTED CAPT DID NOT CHK THE SETTING.

Narrative: ZAU CLRED US TO FL190. THE PLT IN THE R SEAT INADVERTENTLY DIALED IN FL200, WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF BECAUSE I WAS PROGRAMMING THE FMS TO PROCEED DIRECT TO VWV VOR. THE ALT ALERTER WENT OFF AT FL190 FOR FL200, WHICH I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED AND STARTED TO LEVEL THE ACFT TO MAINTAIN FL190. THE ACFT STARTED BACK DOWN TO MAINTAIN FL190 FROM APPROX FL195, WHEN THE CTLR ASKED US TO CONFIRM FL190. WE REPLIED FL190 AS THE ASSIGNED ALT AND LEVELED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE TCASII SYS DISPLAYED NO TFC IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. THIS PROB COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY VERIFYING THE SET ALT AND NOT ALLOWING THE DISTRACTIONS OF PROGRAMMING THE FMS AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME. FATIGUE, DUE TO STRENUOUS WX DEVS AND TIME OF NIGHT WAS ALSO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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.