A B737-700 reported that his first officer was too aggressive and overshot their assigned altitude i...

Attributes
ACN	516470
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ott.vortac
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 232 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	516470
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing bwi to the south (fll) we were being vectored and stepped up gradually by departure control and ZDC. We were cleared to 14000 ft. The first officer was flying and I was about to call back the times to bwi when we were given a frequency change. The first officer had let the speed build to about 320 KTS as we were constantly leveling off. He had forgotten that we were only cleared to 14000 ft. As I tuned the new frequency he was in a turn and began a rapid rate of climb, about 4500 FPM. As we went through 13000 ft I was about to check in with center when it was obvious that the autoplt was not going to be able to handle capturing the altitude. I told the first officer to level off and at that time he disconnected the autoplt and tried to level as we climbed to about 14500 ft. When I finally checked with center they cleared us to FL190. I queried center and they said there was not a conflict. I feel that the first officer was flying a little too aggressively and that may have been due to the basic over- controling being done by ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 RPTED THAT HIS FO WAS TOO AGGRESSIVE AND OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT IN ZDC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTING BWI TO THE S (FLL) WE WERE BEING VECTORED AND STEPPED UP GRADUALLY BY DEP CTL AND ZDC. WE WERE CLRED TO 14000 FT. THE FO WAS FLYING AND I WAS ABOUT TO CALL BACK THE TIMES TO BWI WHEN WE WERE GIVEN A FREQ CHANGE. THE FO HAD LET THE SPD BUILD TO ABOUT 320 KTS AS WE WERE CONSTANTLY LEVELING OFF. HE HAD FORGOTTEN THAT WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO 14000 FT. AS I TUNED THE NEW FREQ HE WAS IN A TURN AND BEGAN A RAPID RATE OF CLB, ABOUT 4500 FPM. AS WE WENT THROUGH 13000 FT I WAS ABOUT TO CHK IN WITH CTR WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE AUTOPLT WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE CAPTURING THE ALT. I TOLD THE FO TO LEVEL OFF AND AT THAT TIME HE DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND TRIED TO LEVEL AS WE CLBED TO ABOUT 14500 FT. WHEN I FINALLY CHKED WITH CTR THEY CLRED US TO FL190. I QUERIED CTR AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT A CONFLICT. I FEEL THAT THE FO WAS FLYING A LITTLE TOO AGGRESSIVELY AND THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE BASIC OVER- CTLING BEING DONE BY ATC.

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.

A B737-700 reported that his first officer was too aggressive and overshot their assigned altitude in ZDC airspace.