Narrative:

Departure clearance given, 'maintain 10000 ft expect 13000 ft in 10 mins.' on climb out from row, I was through 11000 ft when I contacted row departure to give them my position and altitude (non radar environment) and I realized I'd only been cleared to 10000 ft. In 2 months of flying the same route this was the first time I had not been cleared all the way to my requested altitude. A familiar routine combined with simple cockpit distrs (paperwork) caused a lack of attention which resulted in the altitude bust. There was no other traffic within 30 mi so there was no conflict. Better attention and a constant vigilance of clearance and actual position will prevent this in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT CLBED THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT DURING AN IFR DEP IN A NON RADAR ENVIRONMENT. HE DISCOVERED HIS MISTAKE WHEN HE CONTACTED DEP TO GIVE THEM HIS POS AND ALT.

Narrative: DEP CLRNC GIVEN, 'MAINTAIN 10000 FT EXPECT 13000 FT IN 10 MINS.' ON CLBOUT FROM ROW, I WAS THROUGH 11000 FT WHEN I CONTACTED ROW DEP TO GIVE THEM MY POS AND ALT (NON RADAR ENVIRONMENT) AND I REALIZED I'D ONLY BEEN CLRED TO 10000 FT. IN 2 MONTHS OF FLYING THE SAME RTE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD NOT BEEN CLRED ALL THE WAY TO MY REQUESTED ALT. A FAMILIAR ROUTINE COMBINED WITH SIMPLE COCKPIT DISTRS (PAPERWORK) CAUSED A LACK OF ATTN WHICH RESULTED IN THE ALT BUST. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC WITHIN 30 MI SO THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. BETTER ATTN AND A CONSTANT VIGILANCE OF CLRNC AND ACTUAL POS WILL PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE.

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.