Narrative:

Departed runway 12R sjc and departure controller turned us right to sjc VOR and climb to FL230 with sjc at or above 12000 ft. On next frequency we checked in at 12300 ft and he said to stop climb at 13000 ft, that we missed an altitude of 12000 ft. So we stopped our climb at 13000 ft. Asked departure if he had a problem with us or any other aircraft! He said no!!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC WAS SURPRISED BY ATC INTERVENTION WHILE THEY WERE FLYING THE ASSIGNED DEP PROC. THE DEP PROC REQUIRED A MINIMUM CLB GRADIENT WITH XING RESTRS, BUT ATC STOPPED THEM IN THE CLB BECAUSE THEY MISSED (OVERSHOT) THEIR ALT AT SJC.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 12R SJC AND DEP CTLR TURNED US R TO SJC VOR AND CLB TO FL230 WITH SJC AT OR ABOVE 12000 FT. ON NEXT FREQ WE CHKED IN AT 12300 FT AND HE SAID TO STOP CLB AT 13000 FT, THAT WE MISSED AN ALT OF 12000 FT. SO WE STOPPED OUR CLB AT 13000 FT. ASKED DEP IF HE HAD A PROB WITH US OR ANY OTHER ACFT! HE SAID NO!!

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.