EMB145 crew had an altitude overshoot after encountering wake turbulence in pit class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	579019
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5200
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : pit
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit.tracon
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	579019
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	579020
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out on the pit 5 departure, there was a discrepancy as to whether to turn on course after 1700 ft. The aircraft climbing before us climbed through 1700 ft, but continued runway heading. Climbing through 3500 ft, we were still runway heading. The tower told us to turn to a heading of 360 degrees and 5000 ft. We got into the previous aircraft's wake turbulence and inadvertently climbed to 5200 ft, but immediately corrected back to 5000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 CREW HAD AN ALT OVERSHOOT AFTER ENCOUNTERING WAKE TURB IN PIT CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT ON THE PIT 5 DEP, THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY AS TO WHETHER TO TURN ON COURSE AFTER 1700 FT. THE ACFT CLBING BEFORE US CLBED THROUGH 1700 FT, BUT CONTINUED RWY HDG. CLBING THROUGH 3500 FT, WE WERE STILL RWY HDG. THE TWR TOLD US TO TURN TO A HDG OF 360 DEGS AND 5000 FT. WE GOT INTO THE PREVIOUS ACFT'S WAKE TURB AND INADVERTENTLY CLBED TO 5200 FT, BUT IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BACK TO 5000 FT.

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.