B190 crew had altitude overshoot in N90 class east.

Attributes
ACN	475100
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : instructor observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	475100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying as an IOE captain with a new first officer. We were climbing out from swf to iad. We were assigned 5000 ft. Upon reaching 5300 ft I realized the error and began a correction. Soon after ATC queried the crew as to the last assigned altitude and immediately reissued a clearance to 6000 ft. There was no conflicting traffic. Our aircraft was on a northwesterly heading into a bright early evening sun. This made it difficult to read the instruments inside the cockpit including the altitude alerter. Also, at the time of the deviation, I had been distracted by a new hire first officer asking me questions about block times and company frequencys. A combination of verbal distractions as well as inadequate cockpit lighting due to a bright sun contributed to this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B190 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT IN N90 CLASS E.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS AN IOE CAPT WITH A NEW FO. WE WERE CLBING OUT FROM SWF TO IAD. WE WERE ASSIGNED 5000 FT. UPON REACHING 5300 FT I REALIZED THE ERROR AND BEGAN A CORRECTION. SOON AFTER ATC QUERIED THE CREW AS TO THE LAST ASSIGNED ALT AND IMMEDIATELY REISSUED A CLRNC TO 6000 FT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC. OUR ACFT WAS ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING INTO A BRIGHT EARLY EVENING SUN. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO READ THE INSTS INSIDE THE COCKPIT INCLUDING THE ALT ALERTER. ALSO, AT THE TIME OF THE DEV, I HAD BEEN DISTRACTED BY A NEW HIRE FO ASKING ME QUESTIONS ABOUT BLOCK TIMES AND COMPANY FREQS. A COMBINATION OF VERBAL DISTRACTIONS AS WELL AS INADEQUATE COCKPIT LIGHTING DUE TO A BRIGHT SUN CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.

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.