DA10 crew overshoots altitude near sxc.

Attributes
ACN	455270
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Falcon 10C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	455270
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

25 yr old autoplt armed with altitude (13000 ft) preselected, on radar vectors to ventura with 13000 ft leveloff assigned. At +/-12900 ft, owner asked question of pilot while copilot was working with navigation gear. Pilot noticed altimeter passing 13200 ft and leveled -- almost. Just then, ATC cleared aircraft to FL220, and asked for current altitude. Copilot stated it was 13000 ft, to which controller stated that his display showed 13300 ft, which it probably was. At that point, pilot continued climb from 13300 ft to FL220 without incident, by hand flying the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DA10 CREW OVERSHOOTS ALT NEAR SXC.

Narrative: 25 YR OLD AUTOPLT ARMED WITH ALT (13000 FT) PRESELECTED, ON RADAR VECTORS TO VENTURA WITH 13000 FT LEVELOFF ASSIGNED. AT +/-12900 FT, OWNER ASKED QUESTION OF PLT WHILE COPLT WAS WORKING WITH NAV GEAR. PLT NOTICED ALTIMETER PASSING 13200 FT AND LEVELED -- ALMOST. JUST THEN, ATC CLRED ACFT TO FL220, AND ASKED FOR CURRENT ALT. COPLT STATED IT WAS 13000 FT, TO WHICH CTLR STATED THAT HIS DISPLAY SHOWED 13300 FT, WHICH IT PROBABLY WAS. AT THAT POINT, PLT CONTINUED CLB FROM 13300 FT TO FL220 WITHOUT INCIDENT, BY HAND FLYING THE ACFT.

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.