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Pilot of an small transport climbed through assigned altitude during an IFR departure in a non radar environment. He discovered his mistake when he contacted departure to give them his position and altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cme airport : row |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : row |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2380 flight time type : 380 |
| ASRS Report | 331110 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
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.
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.