Small aircraft climbs above TCA floor.

Attributes
ACN	152044
Time
Date	199007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : stl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 650
ASRS Report	152044
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed 1HO at XX30. I climbed to 5000' MSL before I realized I was in the stl TCA. I promptly dropped to 2000' MSL. I was in a rush and simply forgot about the altitude restriction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CLIMBS ABOVE TCA FLOOR.

Narrative: DEPARTED 1HO AT XX30. I CLBED TO 5000' MSL BEFORE I REALIZED I WAS IN THE STL TCA. I PROMPTLY DROPPED TO 2000' MSL. I WAS IN A RUSH AND SIMPLY FORGOT ABOUT THE ALT RESTRICTION.

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.