Captain of an MD87 overshot altitude during departure climb due to distraction of programming FMS waypoint. The reporter corrected back at once with no reported conflict.

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Attributes
ACN	426890
Time
Date	199901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : isp
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	426890
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
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While climbing to 8000 ft I became distracted with the FMS waypoint and exceeded my altitude by 300 ft. Copilot was busy with departure control and missed altitude callout. To correct this, fly airplane first!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MD87 OVERSHOT ALT DURING DEP CLB DUE TO DISTR OF PROGRAMMING FMS WAYPOINT. THE RPTR CORRECTED BACK AT ONCE WITH NO RPTED CONFLICT.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING TO 8000 FT I BECAME DISTRACTED WITH THE FMS WAYPOINT AND EXCEEDED MY ALT BY 300 FT. COPLT WAS BUSY WITH DEP CTL AND MISSED ALT CALLOUT. TO CORRECT THIS, FLY AIRPLANE FIRST!

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.