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Flight received and read back clearance to descend to 3000' but ATC believed the clearance was to maintain 6000'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 111967 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iiu airport : sdf |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5400 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sdf tower : rdg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 111967 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 111344 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
We had clearance to 3000. We read it back. As we went through 5400' the controller asked us what our clearance was. We told him 3000'. He said wrong, 6000', descend not and maintain 5000'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT RECEIVED AND READ BACK CLRNC TO DESCEND TO 3000' BUT ATC BELIEVED THE CLRNC WAS TO MAINTAIN 6000'.
Narrative: WE HAD CLRNC TO 3000. WE READ IT BACK. AS WE WENT THROUGH 5400' THE CTLR ASKED US WHAT OUR CLRNC WAS. WE TOLD HIM 3000'. HE SAID WRONG, 6000', DESCEND NOT AND MAINTAIN 5000'.
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.