An E135 crew, departing fll, overshot their assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	545347
Time
Date	200204
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon tower : day.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	545347
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : alt alerter other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed off runway 9L at fll with initial climb instructions of runway heading up to 3000 ft. After leveloff, departure instructed us to reset transponder, turn left to a heading, direct arkes intersection when able, and climb and maintain 5000 ft. I heard altitude alerter go off and discovered I was climbing through 5000 ft. I immediately recovered and leveled off at 5000 ft. Altitude deviation was more than 300 ft. The factors while caused the situation were departure from standard procedures, missed callouts, being complacent in aircraft and fatigue. We were on our 11TH hour of duty on the 3RD day of a 4-DAY trip. Following standard procedures, not missing callouts, and maintaining a higher level of cockpit vigilance would have prevented the situation. A shorter duty day would also help the fatigue factor. Being too comfortable and complacent in the aircraft can lead the PF to believe he or she can do other things besides flying the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN E135 CREW, DEPARTING FLL, OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: DEPARTED OFF RWY 9L AT FLL WITH INITIAL CLB INSTRUCTIONS OF RWY HDG UP TO 3000 FT. AFTER LEVELOFF, DEP INSTRUCTED US TO RESET XPONDER, TURN L TO A HDG, DIRECT ARKES INTXN WHEN ABLE, AND CLB AND MAINTAIN 5000 FT. I HEARD ALT ALERTER GO OFF AND DISCOVERED I WAS CLBING THROUGH 5000 FT. I IMMEDIATELY RECOVERED AND LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT. ALTDEV WAS MORE THAN 300 FT. THE FACTORS WHILE CAUSED THE SIT WERE DEP FROM STANDARD PROCS, MISSED CALLOUTS, BEING COMPLACENT IN ACFT AND FATIGUE. WE WERE ON OUR 11TH HR OF DUTY ON THE 3RD DAY OF A 4-DAY TRIP. FOLLOWING STANDARD PROCS, NOT MISSING CALLOUTS, AND MAINTAINING A HIGHER LEVEL OF COCKPIT VIGILANCE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE SIT. A SHORTER DUTY DAY WOULD ALSO HELP THE FATIGUE FACTOR. BEING TOO COMFORTABLE AND COMPLACENT IN THE ACFT CAN LEAD THE PF TO BELIEVE HE OR SHE CAN DO OTHER THINGS BESIDES FLYING THE ACFT.

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.