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Pilot of an small aircraft single engine land aircraft on VFR flight plan cruised at the wrong altitude for VFR flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 247791 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bur airport : whp |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla tracon : bur |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 625 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 247791 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When at night sbound passed bakersfield, ca, landing at whp. I told bakersfield approach that I was going to climb out of 5500 to be sure that I was going to clear mountains. I climbed to 9000 ft. Talking to ZLA, I heard of IFR conditions in san fernando valley. I flew with bur approach over the area and then flew to fox at lancaster. I am not sure if my altitudes were proper even though I had radar service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT ON VFR FLT PLAN CRUISED AT THE WRONG ALT FOR VFR FLT.
Narrative: WHEN AT NIGHT SBOUND PASSED BAKERSFIELD, CA, LNDG AT WHP. I TOLD BAKERSFIELD APCH THAT I WAS GOING TO CLB OUT OF 5500 TO BE SURE THAT I WAS GOING TO CLR MOUNTAINS. I CLBED TO 9000 FT. TALKING TO ZLA, I HEARD OF IFR CONDITIONS IN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. I FLEW WITH BUR APCH OVER THE AREA AND THEN FLEW TO FOX AT LANCASTER. I AM NOT SURE IF MY ALTS WERE PROPER EVEN THOUGH I HAD RADAR SVC.
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.