A cpr flight crew flying a CE750 near mcn fails to maintain altitude as assigned by ATC.

Attributes
ACN	453020
Time
Date	199910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mcn.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : m87.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17600 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	453020
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : became reoriented none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to 5000 ft from 3000 ft direct to destination. Was hand flying. Aircraft was very light and WX cool, and aircraft started to exceed 250 KTS. In my concern for raising the nose and pulling the throttles back, I saw I was going through 5000 ft. I actually hit about 5400 ft maximum as I started back down. Lesson learned -- reduce performance much earlier!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR FLC FLYING A CE750 NEAR MCN FAILS TO MAINTAIN ALT AS ASSIGNED BY ATC.

Narrative: CLRED TO 5000 FT FROM 3000 FT DIRECT TO DEST. WAS HAND FLYING. ACFT WAS VERY LIGHT AND WX COOL, AND ACFT STARTED TO EXCEED 250 KTS. IN MY CONCERN FOR RAISING THE NOSE AND PULLING THE THROTTLES BACK, I SAW I WAS GOING THROUGH 5000 FT. I ACTUALLY HIT ABOUT 5400 FT MAX AS I STARTED BACK DOWN. LESSON LEARNED -- REDUCE PERFORMANCE MUCH EARLIER!

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.