Flight crew of WW24 overshot assigned altitude on climb from las.

Attributes
ACN	425510
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	IAI1124/1124A/Westwind
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 14400 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	425510
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff from las, climbing on an assigned heading of 120 degrees, departure control advised us we were cleared to maintain 8000 ft and were passing through 8600 ft. We were instructed to turn left to a heading of 080 degrees and to expedite our climb on up to 15000 ft, that there was conflicting traffic 120 degrees from our position. The autoplt was in use and I thought the altitude preselect was engaged, as this was our SOP. Either I was mistaken or the leveloff function did not capture. The incident occurred during a time of high workload and while running the checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF WW24 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT ON CLB FROM LAS.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM LAS, CLBING ON AN ASSIGNED HDG OF 120 DEGS, DEP CTL ADVISED US WE WERE CLRED TO MAINTAIN 8000 FT AND WERE PASSING THROUGH 8600 FT. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN L TO A HDG OF 080 DEGS AND TO EXPEDITE OUR CLB ON UP TO 15000 FT, THAT THERE WAS CONFLICTING TFC 120 DEGS FROM OUR POS. THE AUTOPLT WAS IN USE AND I THOUGHT THE ALT PRESELECT WAS ENGAGED, AS THIS WAS OUR SOP. EITHER I WAS MISTAKEN OR THE LEVELOFF FUNCTION DID NOT CAPTURE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A TIME OF HIGH WORKLOAD AND WHILE RUNNING THE CHKLIST.

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.