A PA31 charter pilot climbs above his assigned altitude departure fcm, mn.

Attributes
ACN	510110
Time
Date	200104
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zmp.artcc
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : single pilot
ASRS Report	510110
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed out of fcm airport at approximately XA10. I recall now that I was cleared to climb and maintain 4000 ft in my clearance I received on the ground. I checked on with ZMP. I continued climbing through 4000 ft and at 4700 ft a controller said, 'I show you at 4700 ft, what are you showing?' I said, '4 point 7.' he said, 'ok, climb, maintain 6000 ft and contact departure on (some other frequency). I was not paying attention to what I was doing which resulted in me climbing through my altitude. I will make a conscious effort to pay better attention to things like this to prevent its recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA31 CHARTER PLT CLBS ABOVE HIS ASSIGNED ALT DEP FCM, MN.

Narrative: I DEPARTED OUT OF FCM ARPT AT APPROX XA10. I RECALL NOW THAT I WAS CLRED TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 4000 FT IN MY CLRNC I RECEIVED ON THE GND. I CHKED ON WITH ZMP. I CONTINUED CLBING THROUGH 4000 FT AND AT 4700 FT A CTLR SAID, 'I SHOW YOU AT 4700 FT, WHAT ARE YOU SHOWING?' I SAID, '4 POINT 7.' HE SAID, 'OK, CLB, MAINTAIN 6000 FT AND CONTACT DEP ON (SOME OTHER FREQ). I WAS NOT PAYING ATTN TO WHAT I WAS DOING WHICH RESULTED IN ME CLBING THROUGH MY ALT. I WILL MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO PAY BETTER ATTN TO THINGS LIKE THIS TO PREVENT ITS RECURRENCE.

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.