Charter small aircraft cleared to 7000 ft thought 9000 ft and got to 7550 ft.

Attributes
ACN	353890
Time
Date	199611
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jln
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7550
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 4250 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	353890
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I landed at jln and picked up an IFR clearance from the tower before they closed on my taxi in. Took off, after loading the cargo, runway 36 VFR, but with the clearance IFR. (Last ATIS called 700 ft broken and 10 mi visibility). We had just come in on the ILS 13 10 mins previous and the clouds had big breaks in them. We proceeded to climb out VFR to 2500 ft MSL, but had called to check in with ZKC as we were climbing through 1600 ft MSL. The controller got pretty upset at jln tower because they had given me the clearance. He then proceeded to give me the clearance again at 1600 ft MSL (still VFR) so I changed the squawk to XXXX from 1200 and started the climb to 7000 ft IFR which I thought was 9000 ft. As he was asking questions about the departure from jln I climbed through 7000 ft for 9000 ft and busted altitude by 550 ft. He then cleared me to 9000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER SMA CLRED TO 7000 FT THOUGHT 9000 FT AND GOT TO 7550 FT.

Narrative: I LANDED AT JLN AND PICKED UP AN IFR CLRNC FROM THE TWR BEFORE THEY CLOSED ON MY TAXI IN. TOOK OFF, AFTER LOADING THE CARGO, RWY 36 VFR, BUT WITH THE CLRNC IFR. (LAST ATIS CALLED 700 FT BROKEN AND 10 MI VISIBILITY). WE HAD JUST COME IN ON THE ILS 13 10 MINS PREVIOUS AND THE CLOUDS HAD BIG BREAKS IN THEM. WE PROCEEDED TO CLB OUT VFR TO 2500 FT MSL, BUT HAD CALLED TO CHK IN WITH ZKC AS WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 1600 FT MSL. THE CTLR GOT PRETTY UPSET AT JLN TWR BECAUSE THEY HAD GIVEN ME THE CLRNC. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO GIVE ME THE CLRNC AGAIN AT 1600 FT MSL (STILL VFR) SO I CHANGED THE SQUAWK TO XXXX FROM 1200 AND STARTED THE CLB TO 7000 FT IFR WHICH I THOUGHT WAS 9000 FT. AS HE WAS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEP FROM JLN I CLBED THROUGH 7000 FT FOR 9000 FT AND BUSTED ALT BY 550 FT. HE THEN CLRED ME TO 9000 FT.

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.