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Pilot and ATC reported a miscommunication in issuing and receiving an altitude crossing. The crew overshot the intended altitude; but corrected back once ATC clarified the clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1418407 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZME.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 2000 |
Narrative:
Control gave us a crossing restriction to cross zzzzz intersection at 10000 feet. As we passed through 12000 feet; controller told us to maintain 13000 feet; as we passed 11500; we climbed back up to 13000 and was handed off to approach control. I initiated a call to memphis center to clarify our instructions after landing. After receiving a call from quality control; the controller had amended our altitude at the same time we were transmitting our instructions to descend to 10000; the controller did not verify our altitude to be anything different than 10;000 what we had initially heard. From my understanding; the controller was transmitting to us at the same time we verified our initial instruction of 10;000 feet and we never received the amended altitude of 13000. There was no traffic and no conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot and ATC reported a miscommunication in issuing and receiving an altitude crossing. The crew overshot the intended altitude; but corrected back once ATC clarified the clearance.
Narrative: Control gave us a crossing restriction to cross ZZZZZ Intersection at 10000 feet. As we passed through 12000 feet; controller told us to maintain 13000 feet; as we passed 11500; we climbed back up to 13000 and was handed off to approach control. I initiated a call to Memphis Center to clarify our instructions after landing. After receiving a call from Quality Control; The Controller had amended our altitude at the same time we were transmitting our instructions to descend to 10000; the controller did not verify our altitude to be anything different than 10;000 what we had initially heard. From my understanding; the controller was transmitting to us at the same time we verified our initial instruction of 10;000 feet and we never received the amended altitude of 13000. There was no traffic and no conflict.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.