Flight crew of a B737-200 overshot assigned altitude during climb.

Attributes
ACN	445450
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lny.vortac
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	445450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While climbing to altitude of 15000 ft assigned, we flew through that altitude by 500 ft. There really was no aircraft very close at the time. The controller asked us to check our altitude and at that time realized we had flown through 15000 ft. I immediately pushed the nose over and corrected to 15000 ft. The flight was from hnl to kahului, maui, hawaii.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737-200 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLB.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING TO ALT OF 15000 FT ASSIGNED, WE FLEW THROUGH THAT ALT BY 500 FT. THERE REALLY WAS NO ACFT VERY CLOSE AT THE TIME. THE CTLR ASKED US TO CHK OUR ALT AND AT THAT TIME REALIZED WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH 15000 FT. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND CORRECTED TO 15000 FT. THE FLT WAS FROM HNL TO KAHULUI, MAUI, HAWAII.

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.