A student inadvertently climbed above the assigned cruise altitude during an instrument cross country training flight. The instructor pilot intervened and the aircraft returned to the clearance altitude. The ARTCC radar controller noticed the excursion.

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Attributes
ACN	330370
Time
Date	199603
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : per
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	330370
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Instrument student and cfii were on an IFR training cross country flight in VMC conditions with an assigned altitude of 6000 ft MSL. Both were discussing instructional matters when it was noted that the altimeter read 6250 ft. As the student promptly returned the aircraft to the assigned altitude of 6000 ft, center notified the pilot of a local altimeter setting and the aircraft's present altitude of 6300 ft. Both student and instructor should have been much more attentive to their flight instruments and delayed the discussion until on the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT INADVERTENTLY CLBED ABOVE THE ASSIGNED CRUISE ALT DURING AN INST XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT INTERVENED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE CLRNC ALT. THE ARTCC RADAR CTLR NOTICED THE EXCURSION.

Narrative: INST STUDENT AND CFII WERE ON AN IFR TRAINING XCOUNTRY FLT IN VMC CONDITIONS WITH AN ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000 FT MSL. BOTH WERE DISCUSSING INSTRUCTIONAL MATTERS WHEN IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ALTIMETER READ 6250 FT. AS THE STUDENT PROMPTLY RETURNED THE ACFT TO THE ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000 FT, CTR NOTIFIED THE PLT OF A LCL ALTIMETER SETTING AND THE ACFT'S PRESENT ALT OF 6300 FT. BOTH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE ATTENTIVE TO THEIR FLT INSTS AND DELAYED THE DISCUSSION UNTIL ON THE GND.

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.