BE58 pilot overshot his assigned altitude by 400 ft.

Attributes
ACN	462630
Time
Date	200002
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	462630
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	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:

Climbing to 19000 ft I broke through and went up to 19400 ft, quickly realized and leveled at 19000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 PLT OVERSHOT HIS ASSIGNED ALT BY 400 FT.

Narrative: CLBING TO 19000 FT I BROKE THROUGH AND WENT UP TO 19400 FT, QUICKLY REALIZED AND LEVELED AT 19000 FT.

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.