A be-58 pilot exceeded assigned altitude and deviated from assigned track.

Attributes
ACN	526430
Time
Date	200110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abe.tracon
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v449.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	526430
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
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:

Climbing out on departure, exceeded assigned altitude by 300 ft. Correction without incident then given instructions and vector to intercept V449. I dialed in wrong radial and was corrected by ATC. It took me quite a while to figure out what I had done wrong. I was flying under personal stress and I also had a cold. I believe I could have avoided this by better self evaluating my flight readiness and better review and attention to my IFR flight procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE-58 PLT EXCEEDED ASSIGNED ALT AND DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED TRACK.

Narrative: CLBING OUT ON DEP, EXCEEDED ASSIGNED ALT BY 300 FT. CORRECTION WITHOUT INCIDENT THEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS AND VECTOR TO INTERCEPT V449. I DIALED IN WRONG RADIAL AND WAS CORRECTED BY ATC. IT TOOK ME QUITE A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I HAD DONE WRONG. I WAS FLYING UNDER PERSONAL STRESS AND I ALSO HAD A COLD. I BELIEVE I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS BY BETTER SELF EVALUATING MY FLT READINESS AND BETTER REVIEW AND ATTN TO MY IFR FLT PROCS.

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.