Narrative:

Planned IFR trip from ont-smf. Departure instructions from ont clearance were 14000 ft. Pom 6 departure, ehf shafter, direct czq clovis, wraps 5 arrival. Acting as sic on this leg, I reviewed the clearance and the departure procedure. I mistakenly interpreted the initial altitude clearance of 14000 ft to supersede the 8000 ft limit until past pom. In addition, the PF was attempting to climb above some small cumulus clouds ahead for passenger comfort. A normal climb out would have had us below the 8000 ft limit passing the pom VOR fix. Socal departure stopped our climb at 11000 ft, approximately 1.2 NM southeast of pom and questioned if we had the SID. I answered in the affirmative but did not have time to offer an explanation nor did I want to be confrontational with the controller. Our TCASII was operating normally and we saw no traffic conflicts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT EXECUTIVE JET OVERSHOT SID ALT RESTR DURING DEP RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION TO STOP THEIR CLB. THE FO BELIEVED THAT THE PUBLISHED ALT RESTR WAS LIFTED UPON CLRNC TO A HIGHER ALT.

Narrative: PLANNED IFR TRIP FROM ONT-SMF. DEP INSTRUCTIONS FROM ONT CLRNC WERE 14000 FT. POM 6 DEP, EHF SHAFTER, DIRECT CZQ CLOVIS, WRAPS 5 ARR. ACTING AS SIC ON THIS LEG, I REVIEWED THE CLRNC AND THE DEP PROC. I MISTAKENLY INTERPED THE INITIAL ALT CLRNC OF 14000 FT TO SUPERSEDE THE 8000 FT LIMIT UNTIL PAST POM. IN ADDITION, THE PF WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLB ABOVE SOME SMALL CUMULUS CLOUDS AHEAD FOR PAX COMFORT. A NORMAL CLBOUT WOULD HAVE HAD US BELOW THE 8000 FT LIMIT PASSING THE POM VOR FIX. SOCAL DEP STOPPED OUR CLB AT 11000 FT, APPROX 1.2 NM SE OF POM AND QUESTIONED IF WE HAD THE SID. I ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO OFFER AN EXPLANATION NOR DID I WANT TO BE CONFRONTATIONAL WITH THE CTLR. OUR TCASII WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND WE SAW NO TFC CONFLICTS.

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.