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Altitude deviation altitude overshot -- pilot planned to fly at 8000 ft and wrote this on his knee board, however the assigned altitude was 7000 ft and the pilot overshot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bjc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bjc artcc : zsu |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 308830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing in MVFR conditions, under IFR flight plan, from jeffco airport (bjc) to centennial airport (apa). On ground, clearance had indicated an initial altitude of 8000 ft MSL. When climbing, I switched to denver approach frequency and the controller did indicate a heading of 350 degrees and 7000 ft. In the climb, turn and power changes, I glanced down at my knee pad, I had written 8000 ft for the initial cruise and continued climb past 7000-7500 ft. It's simple, I busted the 7000 ft assigned altitude. The controller asked me what my altitude was and what was assigned. I told him 7500 ft and climbing to 8000 ft. He quickly restated the 7000 ft assigned and I expedited my descent to 7000 ft MSL. In thinking about the bust, I should have asked the controller before climbing above 7000 ft because I had doubts whether he had cleared me to 8000 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT -- PLT PLANNED TO FLY AT 8000 FT AND WROTE THIS ON HIS KNEE BOARD, HOWEVER THE ASSIGNED ALT WAS 7000 FT AND THE PLT OVERSHOT.
Narrative: CLBING IN MVFR CONDITIONS, UNDER IFR FLT PLAN, FROM JEFFCO ARPT (BJC) TO CENTENNIAL ARPT (APA). ON GND, CLRNC HAD INDICATED AN INITIAL ALT OF 8000 FT MSL. WHEN CLBING, I SWITCHED TO DENVER APCH FREQ AND THE CTLR DID INDICATE A HDG OF 350 DEGS AND 7000 FT. IN THE CLB, TURN AND PWR CHANGES, I GLANCED DOWN AT MY KNEE PAD, I HAD WRITTEN 8000 FT FOR THE INITIAL CRUISE AND CONTINUED CLB PAST 7000-7500 FT. IT'S SIMPLE, I BUSTED THE 7000 FT ASSIGNED ALT. THE CTLR ASKED ME WHAT MY ALT WAS AND WHAT WAS ASSIGNED. I TOLD HIM 7500 FT AND CLBING TO 8000 FT. HE QUICKLY RESTATED THE 7000 FT ASSIGNED AND I EXPEDITED MY DSCNT TO 7000 FT MSL. IN THINKING ABOUT THE BUST, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE CTLR BEFORE CLBING ABOVE 7000 FT BECAUSE I HAD DOUBTS WHETHER HE HAD CLRED ME TO 8000 FT MSL.
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.