Flight crew of ambiguity aircraft given revised altitude, climbed through assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	106753
Time
Date	198903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btm
State Reference	MT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zlc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	106753
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	106865
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing btm. FSS only. Received IFR clearance during taxi. Cleared to 13000' as filed. Note 13000' set in altitude alerter. During climb I spoke with another pilot on #2 radio who said he thought FSS was trying to reach us. While I was talking on #2 radio copilot established radio contact with ZLC on #1 radio and was given an altitude restriction of 11000' late: 11000' not set in altitude alerter. I leveled off at 13000' and not until ZLC questioned my altitude did the copilot inform me of the 11000' restriction. I believe the PNF has a responsibility to inform the PF of any new clrncs received and to call out aurally or visually 1000' before reaching any assigned altitude. If these procedures are followed regardless of who is talking on any radio this type of incident would never happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF AMB ACFT GIVEN REVISED ALT, CLIMBED THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: DEPARTING BTM. FSS ONLY. RECEIVED IFR CLRNC DURING TAXI. CLRED TO 13000' AS FILED. NOTE 13000' SET IN ALT ALERTER. DURING CLB I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER PLT ON #2 RADIO WHO SAID HE THOUGHT FSS WAS TRYING TO REACH US. WHILE I WAS TALKING ON #2 RADIO COPLT ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH ZLC ON #1 RADIO AND WAS GIVEN AN ALT RESTRICTION OF 11000' LATE: 11000' NOT SET IN ALT ALERTER. I LEVELED OFF AT 13000' AND NOT UNTIL ZLC QUESTIONED MY ALT DID THE COPLT INFORM ME OF THE 11000' RESTRICTION. I BELIEVE THE PNF HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM THE PF OF ANY NEW CLRNCS RECEIVED AND TO CALL OUT AURALLY OR VISUALLY 1000' BEFORE REACHING ANY ASSIGNED ALT. IF THESE PROCS ARE FOLLOWED REGARDLESS OF WHO IS TALKING ON ANY RADIO THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.