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Flight crew of an atx light transport jet overshot initial climb assigned altitude due to the first officer using the previous leg clearance initial departure altitude. The controller questioned the altitude to which they were originally cleared, which brought the crew's attention to their mistake even though the controller thought that it was a controller mistake.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423925 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : syr |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : syr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 423925 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13200 |
| ASRS Report | 424090 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I, as copilot, copied an IFR clearance out of syr. Clearance was runway heading to 4000 ft. I read back the clearance correctly. Afterwards I was distraction and accidentally set up for the departure using the clearance from the previous leg, which was runway heading to 10000 ft. Upon reaching 10000 ft, departure asked what altitude we were given for departure. I replied 10000 ft. The controller then said 'it's usually 4000 ft.' then I was told to contact the next controller. Nothing else was said and no incident occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ATX LTT JET OVERSHOT INITIAL CLB ASSIGNED ALT DUE TO THE FO USING THE PREVIOUS LEG CLRNC INITIAL DEP ALT. THE CTLR QUESTIONED THE ALT TO WHICH THEY WERE ORIGINALLY CLRED, WHICH BROUGHT THE CREW'S ATTN TO THEIR MISTAKE EVEN THOUGH THE CTLR THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A CTLR MISTAKE.
Narrative: I, AS COPLT, COPIED AN IFR CLRNC OUT OF SYR. CLRNC WAS RWY HDG TO 4000 FT. I READ BACK THE CLRNC CORRECTLY. AFTERWARDS I WAS DISTR AND ACCIDENTALLY SET UP FOR THE DEP USING THE CLRNC FROM THE PREVIOUS LEG, WHICH WAS RWY HDG TO 10000 FT. UPON REACHING 10000 FT, DEP ASKED WHAT ALT WE WERE GIVEN FOR DEP. I REPLIED 10000 FT. THE CTLR THEN SAID 'IT'S USUALLY 4000 FT.' THEN I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE NEXT CTLR. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID AND NO INCIDENT OCCURRED.
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.