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A BE35 CFI pilot climbs 500 ft above his assigned IFR altitude while perusing the landscape east of bgs, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 21xs.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 476490 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While climbing from departure at big spring, tx, exceeded assigned altitude of 7000 ft and climbed to 7500 ft. Distraction while assisting ZFW in identing ground reference point. WX was clear with excellent visibility and there were no conflicts. Stopped climb and quickly descended to assigned altitude when prompted by ZFW. Center did a great job in catching climb.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE35 CFI PLT CLBS 500 FT ABOVE HIS ASSIGNED IFR ALT WHILE PERUSING THE LANDSCAPE E OF BGS, TX.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING FROM DEP AT BIG SPRING, TX, EXCEEDED ASSIGNED ALT OF 7000 FT AND CLBED TO 7500 FT. DISTR WHILE ASSISTING ZFW IN IDENTING GND REF POINT. WX WAS CLR WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY AND THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS. STOPPED CLB AND QUICKLY DSNDED TO ASSIGNED ALT WHEN PROMPTED BY ZFW. CTR DID A GREAT JOB IN CATCHING CLB.
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.