First officer of an medium large transport overshot altitude during departure climb due to a very high rate of climb during the last 1000 ft to go. The captain was startled by the first officer's flying technique and assured that the climb was arrested as quick as possible.

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Attributes
ACN	421880
Time
Date	199811
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : oak
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	421880
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000 vertical : 700
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Problem was my not monitoring the first officer's flying more closely. Aircraft was on autoplt control wheel steering, but for some reason, first officer was increasing rate of climb as aircraft approached 9000 ft. I was looking in my brain bag and felt aircraft load up. I looked at instruments as we passed 9000 ft and aircraft vsi was pegged up. Autoplt had acquired assigned altitude of 10000 ft but first officer induced rate of climb exceeded ability of autoplt to level at 10000 ft. Aircraft went momentarily to 10300 ft. I will be discussing first officer's instrument abilities with management further.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF AN MLG OVERSHOT ALT DURING DEP CLB DUE TO A VERY HIGH RATE OF CLB DURING THE LAST 1000 FT TO GO. THE CAPT WAS STARTLED BY THE FO'S FLYING TECHNIQUE AND ASSURED THAT THE CLB WAS ARRESTED AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

Narrative: PROB WAS MY NOT MONITORING THE FO'S FLYING MORE CLOSELY. ACFT WAS ON AUTOPLT CTL WHEEL STEERING, BUT FOR SOME REASON, FO WAS INCREASING RATE OF CLB AS ACFT APCHED 9000 FT. I WAS LOOKING IN MY BRAIN BAG AND FELT ACFT LOAD UP. I LOOKED AT INSTS AS WE PASSED 9000 FT AND ACFT VSI WAS PEGGED UP. AUTOPLT HAD ACQUIRED ASSIGNED ALT OF 10000 FT BUT FO INDUCED RATE OF CLB EXCEEDED ABILITY OF AUTOPLT TO LEVEL AT 10000 FT. ACFT WENT MOMENTARILY TO 10300 FT. I WILL BE DISCUSSING FO'S INST ABILITIES WITH MGMNT FURTHER.

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.