Narrative:

It was the last leg of a 13 hour duty day. We were doing a charter flight into syr. It was very late at night. We would be shooting the ILS runway 28 at syr. I planned our descent poorly and had to increase our rate in an attempt to get down to the initial altitude for the approach. Upon being cleared for the approach, we captured the localizer and continued to descend to intercept the GS. The aircraft was configured and the appropriate checklists were completed. However, as we approached the OM, it became evident that we would not be established on the GS. Therefore, we deemed it necessary to execute a missed approach. We followed the normal missed approach procedures. The published missed approach altitude is 3000 ft MSL. Once configured and climbing, we notified the tower. The tower directed us to maintain 2000 ft and gave us a vector. At this point we were already climbing through approximately 2700 ft. During the heading change and the altitude change, I did a poor job of arresting our ascent. We reached an altitude of approximately 3200-3300 ft momentarily before descending back to our newly assigned altitude of 2000 ft. We then executed another approach uneventfully. My altitude deviation on the missed approach was the end result of poor approach planning and a somewhat poorly executed missed approach procedure. I believe that my somewhat low level of experience in the aircraft, combined with fatigue was the primary contributing factor. I learned that proper planning and proper procedures are never more important than on the last leg of a long day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CANADAIR REGIONAL JET CL65 OVERSHOT MISSED APCH ASSIGNED ALT DUE TO CLBING THROUGH A HIGHER ALT AT THE TIME OF ATC ALT ASSIGNMENT AND PLT'S DELAY IN ARRESTING CLB.

Narrative: IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A 13 HR DUTY DAY. WE WERE DOING A CHARTER FLT INTO SYR. IT WAS VERY LATE AT NIGHT. WE WOULD BE SHOOTING THE ILS RWY 28 AT SYR. I PLANNED OUR DSCNT POORLY AND HAD TO INCREASE OUR RATE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET DOWN TO THE INITIAL ALT FOR THE APCH. UPON BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH, WE CAPTURED THE LOC AND CONTINUED TO DSND TO INTERCEPT THE GS. THE ACFT WAS CONFIGURED AND THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED. HOWEVER, AS WE APCHED THE OM, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED ON THE GS. THEREFORE, WE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO EXECUTE A MISSED APCH. WE FOLLOWED THE NORMAL MISSED APCH PROCS. THE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH ALT IS 3000 FT MSL. ONCE CONFIGURED AND CLBING, WE NOTIFIED THE TWR. THE TWR DIRECTED US TO MAINTAIN 2000 FT AND GAVE US A VECTOR. AT THIS POINT WE WERE ALREADY CLBING THROUGH APPROX 2700 FT. DURING THE HDG CHANGE AND THE ALT CHANGE, I DID A POOR JOB OF ARRESTING OUR ASCENT. WE REACHED AN ALT OF APPROX 3200-3300 FT MOMENTARILY BEFORE DSNDING BACK TO OUR NEWLY ASSIGNED ALT OF 2000 FT. WE THEN EXECUTED ANOTHER APCH UNEVENTFULLY. MY ALTDEV ON THE MISSED APCH WAS THE END RESULT OF POOR APCH PLANNING AND A SOMEWHAT POORLY EXECUTED MISSED APCH PROC. I BELIEVE THAT MY SOMEWHAT LOW LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ACFT, COMBINED WITH FATIGUE WAS THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. I LEARNED THAT PROPER PLANNING AND PROPER PROCS ARE NEVER MORE IMPORTANT THAN ON THE LAST LEG OF A LONG DAY.

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.