Pilot of an small transport twin overshot altitude during descent in class C airspace. He was single pilot IFR avoiding clouds when he noticed his overshoot by 600 ft and immediately corrected back to assigned.

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Attributes
ACN	407360
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : shv
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : shv
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	407360
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
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	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Descending to 3000 ft as given me by ATC, I busted altitude by about 600 ft before I caught the error. I was busy trying to avoid cumulus cloud buildups and trying to spot the airport. I have no altitude alert system installed to warn me when I get distracted for whatever reason. As soon as I noticed the mistake I climbed back to the assigned altitude while being vectored and reported the mistake. I also called the radar facility when I got on the ground to report the bust and the supervisor said that it didn't cause a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN OVERSHOT ALT DURING DSCNT IN CLASS C AIRSPACE. HE WAS SINGLE PLT IFR AVOIDING CLOUDS WHEN HE NOTICED HIS OVERSHOOT BY 600 FT AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BACK TO ASSIGNED.

Narrative: DSNDING TO 3000 FT AS GIVEN ME BY ATC, I BUSTED ALT BY ABOUT 600 FT BEFORE I CAUGHT THE ERROR. I WAS BUSY TRYING TO AVOID CUMULUS CLOUD BUILDUPS AND TRYING TO SPOT THE ARPT. I HAVE NO ALT ALERT SYS INSTALLED TO WARN ME WHEN I GET DISTRACTED FOR WHATEVER REASON. AS SOON AS I NOTICED THE MISTAKE I CLBED BACK TO THE ASSIGNED ALT WHILE BEING VECTORED AND RPTED THE MISTAKE. I ALSO CALLED THE RADAR FACILITY WHEN I GOT ON THE GND TO RPT THE BUST AND THE SUPVR SAID THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE A PROB.

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.