Narrative:

Normal takeoff and initial climb out heading 050 degrees climb initial to 10000 ft out of 8000 ft clearance to 13000 ft turn right to 180 degrees. I reached to turn on the autoplt and fumbled with the switch. Evidently, not engaging it I pulled the altitude knob and could have sworn I saw amber arm on FMA. Started the right turn climbed through 10000 ft stared to accelerate and first officer received clearance direct to intersection on geneva 2 departure. I accidentally reversed (I think -- not sure) selecting navigation then switched to INS. Really, not sure. The first officer subsequently said 'you're not turning.' I rechked FMA and INS navigation not lit. Went to re-select INS and navigation and so said altitude 13000 ft. I was climbing through it. I rolled the nose down and stopped climb. Inadvertently, disconnected autoplt then re-selected autoplt and pulled altitude button but aircraft was in slight climb and the next thing I did was to re-select INS/navigation. In seconds the aircraft I thought was level at 13000 ft had slightly ascended through 13400 ft. The aircraft was then re-descended to 13200 ft for 13000 ft when controller cleared us to FL210. End of incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A DC10 OVERSHOT ALT DURING SID DEP AND ALSO WAS SLOW IN TURNING ON HEADING DUE TO MISSETTING THE AUTOPLT MODE FOR ALT CAPTURE AND HEADING CTL.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF AND INITIAL CLBOUT HEADING 050 DEGS CLB INITIAL TO 10000 FT OUT OF 8000 FT CLRNC TO 13000 FT TURN R TO 180 DEGS. I REACHED TO TURN ON THE AUTOPLT AND FUMBLED WITH THE SWITCH. EVIDENTLY, NOT ENGAGING IT I PULLED THE ALT KNOB AND COULD HAVE SWORN I SAW AMBER ARM ON FMA. STARTED THE R TURN CLBED THROUGH 10000 FT STARED TO ACCELERATE AND FO RECEIVED CLRNC DIRECT TO INTXN ON GENEVA 2 DEP. I ACCIDENTALLY REVERSED (I THINK -- NOT SURE) SELECTING NAV THEN SWITCHED TO INS. REALLY, NOT SURE. THE FO SUBSEQUENTLY SAID 'YOU'RE NOT TURNING.' I RECHKED FMA AND INS NAV NOT LIT. WENT TO RE-SELECT INS AND NAV AND SO SAID ALT 13000 FT. I WAS CLBING THROUGH IT. I ROLLED THE NOSE DOWN AND STOPPED CLB. INADVERTENTLY, DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT THEN RE-SELECTED AUTOPLT AND PULLED ALT BUTTON BUT ACFT WAS IN SLIGHT CLB AND THE NEXT THING I DID WAS TO RE-SELECT INS/NAV. IN SECONDS THE ACFT I THOUGHT WAS LEVEL AT 13000 FT HAD SLIGHTLY ASCENDED THROUGH 13400 FT. THE ACFT WAS THEN RE-DSNDED TO 13200 FT FOR 13000 FT WHEN CTLR CLRED US TO FL210. END OF INCIDENT.

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.