Captain of a beech jet 400 overshot departure assigned altitude shortly after takeoff due to distraction of the first officer having trouble contacting departure control due to the wrong frequency.

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Attributes
ACN	431660
Time
Date	199903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : teb.vor
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	431660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure in busy airspace, copilot (PNF) tried to contact departure control and was informed that wrong frequency selected. This became a distraction to PF due to business of airspace and proximity to ewr. Aircraft overshot altitude selected by 200-300 ft. This was corrected almost immediately. PF must always let PNF handle PNF duties at busy times. Someone needs to fly the airplane. Fatigue was a major contributing factor for both pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A BEECH JET 400 OVERSHOT DEP ASSIGNED ALT SHORTLY AFTER TKOF DUE TO DISTR OF THE FO HAVING TROUBLE CONTACTING DEP CTL DUE TO THE WRONG FREQ.

Narrative: ON DEP IN BUSY AIRSPACE, COPLT (PNF) TRIED TO CONTACT DEP CTL AND WAS INFORMED THAT WRONG FREQ SELECTED. THIS BECAME A DISTR TO PF DUE TO BUSINESS OF AIRSPACE AND PROX TO EWR. ACFT OVERSHOT ALT SELECTED BY 200-300 FT. THIS WAS CORRECTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. PF MUST ALWAYS LET PNF HANDLE PNF DUTIES AT BUSY TIMES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FLY THE AIRPLANE. FATIGUE WAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR BOTH PLTS.

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.