Pilot in ZME airspace climbed 400 ft above assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	409420
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jbr
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zme
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	409420
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing to assigned altitude of 11000 ft on autoplt. Altitude 'hold' did not engage and pilot missed altitude by +400 ft. Additional factor was distraction by new pilot in right seat asking questions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN ZME AIRSPACE CLBED 400 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: CLBING TO ASSIGNED ALT OF 11000 FT ON AUTOPLT. ALT 'HOLD' DID NOT ENGAGE AND PLT MISSED ALT BY +400 FT. ADDITIONAL FACTOR WAS DISTR BY NEW PLT IN R SEAT ASKING QUESTIONS.

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.