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A corp pilot reports climbing through assigned altitude. The aircraft was in class B airspace and the pilot was distraction with a chart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iad airport : gai |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 337740 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
We took off from gai VFR and contacted dulles approach. Dulles cleared us to climb and maintain 8500 ft. I was looking at my map and climbed to approximately 8800 ft when I noticed the altitude and immediately descended to 8500 ft. Dulles did say we were cleared to 8500 ft -- obviously they saw our error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CORP PLT RPTS CLBING THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT. THE ACFT WAS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE AND THE PLT WAS DISTR WITH A CHART.
Narrative: WE TOOK OFF FROM GAI VFR AND CONTACTED DULLES APCH. DULLES CLRED US TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 8500 FT. I WAS LOOKING AT MY MAP AND CLBED TO APPROX 8800 FT WHEN I NOTICED THE ALT AND IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 8500 FT. DULLES DID SAY WE WERE CLRED TO 8500 FT -- OBVIOUSLY THEY SAW OUR ERROR.
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.