<< >> NASA ASRS Report 507450, April 2001

Picking up his IFR clearance just after takeoff, a GA pilot confuses his expected altitude with the assigned one resulting in an altitude overshoot.

Attributes
ACN	507450
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wri.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	507450
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing out of 2n8, I picked up my IFR to newport news, va. I thought the clearance was to climb to 6000 ft and out of 2000 ft proceed direct dixie intersection. Out of 3000 ft, the controller queried me and told me I was cleared to maintain 2000 ft and on reaching 2000 ft proceed direct dixie, expect 6000 ft. I don't know if he or I was correct. However, getting a simple void time clearance while on the ground would have prevented this occurrence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PICKING UP HIS IFR CLRNC JUST AFTER TKOF, A GA PLT CONFUSES HIS EXPECTED ALT WITH THE ASSIGNED ONE RESULTING IN AN ALT OVERSHOOT.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF 2N8, I PICKED UP MY IFR TO NEWPORT NEWS, VA. I THOUGHT THE CLRNC WAS TO CLB TO 6000 FT AND OUT OF 2000 FT PROCEED DIRECT DIXIE INTXN. OUT OF 3000 FT, THE CTLR QUERIED ME AND TOLD ME I WAS CLRED TO MAINTAIN 2000 FT AND ON REACHING 2000 FT PROCEED DIRECT DIXIE, EXPECT 6000 FT. I DON'T KNOW IF HE OR I WAS CORRECT. HOWEVER, GETTING A SIMPLE VOID TIME CLRNC WHILE ON THE GND WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS OCCURRENCE.

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.