Pilot deviation when reporter climbs through assigned altitude. Reporter claims clearance was received to climb to 6000 ft. Controller says altitude was 4000 ft.

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Attributes
ACN	365920
Time
Date	199704
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	365920
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from pie, ATC instructed me to fly a heading of 270 degrees and maintain 1600 ft. Departure then instructed me to climb to 6000 ft. As I was climbing through 5300 ft, ATC called and advised that I had only been cleared to 4000 ft. A brief argument ensued at which time ATC reiterated that I had only been cleared to 4000 ft. I believe to the best of my knowledge that I had been cleared to 6000 ft. ATC then instructed me to descend and maintain 5000 ft. There was no conflict with other traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLTDEV WHEN RPTR CLBS THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT. RPTR CLAIMS CLRNC WAS RECEIVED TO CLB TO 6000 FT. CTLR SAYS ALT WAS 4000 FT.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM PIE, ATC INSTRUCTED ME TO FLY A HDG OF 270 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 1600 FT. DEP THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO CLB TO 6000 FT. AS I WAS CLBING THROUGH 5300 FT, ATC CALLED AND ADVISED THAT I HAD ONLY BEEN CLRED TO 4000 FT. A BRIEF ARGUMENT ENSUED AT WHICH TIME ATC REITERATED THAT I HAD ONLY BEEN CLRED TO 4000 FT. I BELIEVE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAD BEEN CLRED TO 6000 FT. ATC THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO DSND AND MAINTAIN 5000 FT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC.

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.