Altitude overshoot north of pittsburgh, PA.

Attributes
ACN	473230
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	473230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : altitude alert other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were assigned a heading and altitude by departure control. As PNF, I was taking care of departure duties -- rechking our route. We were assigned 5000 ft. I heard the altitude alerter sound. When I looked up we were passing through 5300 ft. I grabbed the controls and pushed the aircraft over. Then the captain took over. The captain was hand flying the aircraft and became distraction. I'm not sure how he became distraction. The controller called us as we began our descent to 5000 ft. He said there was no conflict. What caused the problem was our inattn to carefully monitor the aircraft -- especially while the captain was hand flying the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOOT N OF PITTSBURGH, PA.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED A HDG AND ALT BY DEP CTL. AS PNF, I WAS TAKING CARE OF DEP DUTIES -- RECHKING OUR RTE. WE WERE ASSIGNED 5000 FT. I HEARD THE ALT ALERTER SOUND. WHEN I LOOKED UP WE WERE PASSING THROUGH 5300 FT. I GRABBED THE CTLS AND PUSHED THE ACFT OVER. THEN THE CAPT TOOK OVER. THE CAPT WAS HAND FLYING THE ACFT AND BECAME DISTR. I'M NOT SURE HOW HE BECAME DISTR. THE CTLR CALLED US AS WE BEGAN OUR DSCNT TO 5000 FT. HE SAID THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. WHAT CAUSED THE PROB WAS OUR INATTN TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THE ACFT -- ESPECIALLY WHILE THE CAPT WAS 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.