A lear 35 PIC climbs 500 ft above his assigned altitude 50 mi north of pns, fl.

Attributes
ACN	511838
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc tower : cvg.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	511838
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Copilot was talking, altitude alerter did not go off. Realized passed through altitude. Stopped climb and returned to assigned altitude. Less talk and more paying attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LEAR 35 PIC CLBS 500 FT ABOVE HIS ASSIGNED ALT 50 MI N OF PNS, FL.

Narrative: COPLT WAS TALKING, ALT ALERTER DID NOT GO OFF. REALIZED PASSED THROUGH ALT. STOPPED CLB AND RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT. LESS TALK AND MORE PAYING ATTN.

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.