Altitude deviation altitude overshot altitude excursion in a non adherence to ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	205355
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	205355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out the captain questioned our clearance altitude. I said we were cleared to FL160. Passing through 5500 ft ATC questioned what we were cleared to and I responded FL160. We stated that we were VFR and ATC then asked if we wanted a VFR climb to 14000 ft. We confirmed that. ATC then asked us to telephone on our arrival. Note: 1. We were VFR, no observed traffic. 2. No traffic shown on TCASII.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT ALT EXCURSION IN A NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: ON CLB OUT THE CAPT QUESTIONED OUR CLRNC ALT. I SAID WE WERE CLRED TO FL160. PASSING THROUGH 5500 FT ATC QUESTIONED WHAT WE WERE CLRED TO AND I RESPONDED FL160. WE STATED THAT WE WERE VFR AND ATC THEN ASKED IF WE WANTED A VFR CLB TO 14000 FT. WE CONFIRMED THAT. ATC THEN ASKED US TO TELEPHONE ON OUR ARR. NOTE: 1. WE WERE VFR, NO OBSERVED TFC. 2. NO TFC SHOWN ON TCASII.

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.