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Alb TRACON controller reported an aircraft that checked in climbed to the wrong altitude and received a terrain alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1509716 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ALB.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream V / G500 / G550 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Departure |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X departed on an IFR flight plan. Aircraft X was issued an IFR clearance by approach. The flight strip indicated that aircraft X was given initial altitude of 5;000 ft. When aircraft X departed and checked in with approach the pilot was told to ident. The pilot asked if they were still required to go hidal which is a common initial fix given to psf departures. I observed aircraft X climbing through 2;000 ft direct hidal. The pilot was instructed to climb to 10;000 ft and reaching 5;000 ft cleared direct baf. The pilot acknowledged and also stated that they were getting a terrain awareness warning. I handed off aircraft X to the ARTCC without further incident. Pilots need to state their assigned altitude on initial call up when departing. I should have confirmed the assigned altitude when the pilot did not state it. Continuing to focus on hear back/read back when issuing clearances should always be of paramount importance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALB TRACON Controller reported an aircraft that checked in climbed to the wrong altitude and received a terrain alert.
Narrative: Aircraft X departed on an IFR flight plan. Aircraft X was issued an IFR clearance by approach. The flight strip indicated that Aircraft X was given initial altitude of 5;000 ft. When Aircraft X departed and checked in with approach the pilot was told to ident. The pilot asked if they were still required to go HIDAL which is a common initial fix given to PSF departures. I observed Aircraft X climbing through 2;000 ft direct HIDAL. The pilot was instructed to climb to 10;000 ft and reaching 5;000 ft cleared direct BAF. The pilot acknowledged and also stated that they were getting a terrain awareness warning. I handed off Aircraft X to the ARTCC without further incident. Pilots need to state their assigned altitude on initial call up when departing. I should have confirmed the assigned altitude when the pilot did not state it. Continuing to focus on hear back/read back when issuing clearances should always be of paramount importance.
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.