PA31 pilot had altitude excursion on climb out from vct airport.

Attributes
ACN	422170
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vct
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2046 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	422170
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was climbing out of victoria airport cleared to 4000 ft. I was IMC in light to moderate turbulence and passed through my altitude. I feel that judgement was impaired for a personal reason. Paying more attention to the job at hand would be a good idea.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA31 PLT HAD ALT EXCURSION ON CLBOUT FROM VCT ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS CLBING OUT OF VICTORIA ARPT CLRED TO 4000 FT. I WAS IMC IN LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB AND PASSED THROUGH MY ALT. I FEEL THAT JUDGEMENT WAS IMPAIRED FOR A PERSONAL REASON. PAYING MORE ATTN TO THE JOB AT HAND WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

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.