Narrative:

My instructor and I were practicing a missed ILS to sna. Apparently the tower controller cleared me to 2400 ft, although I did not write it down. I have manual landing gear and was having trouble getting it up (it's a johnson bar). My instructor then told me to climb to 3500 ft, which I did. The controller then asked me if I blew my altitude. I looked at my instructor and he nodded yes, so I responded affirmative. We had canceled our IFR flight plan before climbing to 3500 ft. I did what my instructor told me to, which in retrospect, I should not have done. Had I not had trouble with my landing gear, I would have written the altitude down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING AN INST TRAINING FLT, A STUDENT RECEIVED A CLRNC FROM THE TWR, AND LATER, CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT CLBED AND LEVELED 1100 FT HIGHER THAN ATC ASSIGNED, PER INSTRUCTOR'S INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: MY INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE PRACTICING A MISSED ILS TO SNA. APPARENTLY THE TWR CTLR CLRED ME TO 2400 FT, ALTHOUGH I DID NOT WRITE IT DOWN. I HAVE MANUAL LNDG GEAR AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING IT UP (IT'S A JOHNSON BAR). MY INSTRUCTOR THEN TOLD ME TO CLB TO 3500 FT, WHICH I DID. THE CTLR THEN ASKED ME IF I BLEW MY ALT. I LOOKED AT MY INSTRUCTOR AND HE NODDED YES, SO I RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVE. WE HAD CANCELED OUR IFR FLT PLAN BEFORE CLBING TO 3500 FT. I DID WHAT MY INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME TO, WHICH IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE. HAD I NOT HAD TROUBLE WITH MY LNDG GEAR, I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN THE ALT DOWN.

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.