DA20 crew had altitude overshoot.

Attributes
ACN	460304
Time
Date	200001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yip.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yip.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 266 flight time total : 2290 flight time type : 986
ASRS Report	460304
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Myself and a relatively new first officer were cleared to take off runway 23R at yip. Everything was done per SOP. We were cleared to 3000 ft MSL after takeoff. I called rotate, positive rate twice, gear up. I called flap speed and altitude we were climbing through 500 ft. Tower told me to switch to departure. I looked down to switch the frequency on the radio, in the split second after I looked back up we were shooting through 3200 ft. I yelled 3000 ft descend. We pulled power and dove back down to 3000 ft. We reached a maximum altitude of 3700 ft approximately .6 NM from the end of the runway before we made our turn to fnt. This situation happened because the new first officer had not experienced the much greater performance the aircraft has at sub-zero temperatures. He was not prepared for the performance increase. I should have monitored the leveloff and then changed the radio frequency. Pilots should give 100% of their attention to flying the aircraft in the critical phases of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DA20 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT.

Narrative: MYSELF AND A RELATIVELY NEW FO WERE CLRED TO TAKE OFF RWY 23R AT YIP. EVERYTHING WAS DONE PER SOP. WE WERE CLRED TO 3000 FT MSL AFTER TKOF. I CALLED ROTATE, POSITIVE RATE TWICE, GEAR UP. I CALLED FLAP SPD AND ALT WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 500 FT. TWR TOLD ME TO SWITCH TO DEP. I LOOKED DOWN TO SWITCH THE FREQ ON THE RADIO, IN THE SPLIT SECOND AFTER I LOOKED BACK UP WE WERE SHOOTING THROUGH 3200 FT. I YELLED 3000 FT DSND. WE PULLED PWR AND DOVE BACK DOWN TO 3000 FT. WE REACHED A MAX ALT OF 3700 FT APPROX .6 NM FROM THE END OF THE RWY BEFORE WE MADE OUR TURN TO FNT. THIS SIT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE NEW FO HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE MUCH GREATER PERFORMANCE THE ACFT HAS AT SUB-ZERO TEMPS. HE WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE PERFORMANCE INCREASE. I SHOULD HAVE MONITORED THE LEVELOFF AND THEN CHANGED THE RADIO FREQ. PLTS SHOULD GIVE 100% OF THEIR ATTN TO FLYING THE ACFT IN THE CRITICAL PHASES OF FLT.

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.