Air carrier X entered ARTCC airspace at wrong altitude. Operation deviation.

Attributes
ACN	294535
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : al15
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tracon : pns
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Xingu EMB-121 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 7 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 19
ASRS Report	294535
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

The problem was the pilot read back the wrong altitude and due to traffic or some other coordination task that I was performing, I missed the incorrect read back. No conflict occurred with any other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X ENTERED ARTCC AIRSPACE AT WRONG ALT. OP DEV.

Narrative: THE PROB WAS THE PLT READ BACK THE WRONG ALT AND DUE TO TFC OR SOME OTHER COORD TASK THAT I WAS PERFORMING, I MISSED THE INCORRECT READ BACK. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED WITH ANY OTHER ACFT.

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.