Air taxi aircraft alleged to have passed 10000 ft prior to clearance above.

Attributes
ACN	319990
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gcn
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tower : gcn tower : sjc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 20000
ASRS Report	319990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Was just handed off by grand canyon tower to ZLA. Had just checked in with ZLA with an altitude restr given in an amended clearance before takeoff of 10000 ft. We were approaching 10000 ft when center radar idented and cleared us to FL230. We then continued the climb without interruption. Center accused us of passing through 10000 ft before receiving clearance for higher. This was not the case. Our climb rate was 5000 FPM and the next sweep of the radar must have surprised him so soon after giving us the clearance. To our knowledge there was no loss of separation or other traffic. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there has been no follow up action. Report was filed because controller seemed 'rather testy' and flight crew was concerned. In the conversation with controller he stated 'you got there rather fast after I cleared you' to which reporter responded, we just continued our climb and did not level off. Controller seemed to accept that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI ACFT ALLEGED TO HAVE PASSED 10000 FT PRIOR TO CLRNC ABOVE.

Narrative: WAS JUST HANDED OFF BY GRAND CANYON TWR TO ZLA. HAD JUST CHKED IN WITH ZLA WITH AN ALT RESTR GIVEN IN AN AMENDED CLRNC BEFORE TKOF OF 10000 FT. WE WERE APCHING 10000 FT WHEN CTR RADAR IDENTED AND CLRED US TO FL230. WE THEN CONTINUED THE CLB WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. CTR ACCUSED US OF PASSING THROUGH 10000 FT BEFORE RECEIVING CLRNC FOR HIGHER. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. OUR CLB RATE WAS 5000 FPM AND THE NEXT SWEEP OF THE RADAR MUST HAVE SURPRISED HIM SO SOON AFTER GIVING US THE CLRNC. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THERE WAS NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OR OTHER TFC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW UP ACTION. RPT WAS FILED BECAUSE CTLR SEEMED 'RATHER TESTY' AND FLC WAS CONCERNED. IN THE CONVERSATION WITH CTLR HE STATED 'YOU GOT THERE RATHER FAST AFTER I CLRED YOU' TO WHICH RPTR RESPONDED, WE JUST CONTINUED OUR CLB AND DID NOT LEVEL OFF. CTLR SEEMED TO ACCEPT THAT.

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.