<< >> NASA ASRS Report 510720, May 2001

JS32 captain questions ATC challenge of altitude overshoots because the captain read back the clearance and was not corrected.

Attributes
ACN	510720
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cho.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2135
ASRS Report	510720
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Right after takeoff from cho airport on runway 4, we contacted richmond approach on 132.85, climbing through 4800 ft for 7000 ft on runway heading. Richmond gave us direct barin, climb and maintain 8000 ft. As we were climbing through 6700 ft, richmond approach told us we were told to maintain 5000 ft, descend and maintain to 5000 ft. We acknowledged and went back to 5000 ft without further incident. During this incident, my first officer and I confirmed we heard the instruction 'direct barin, climb and maintain 8000 ft,' and my response was 'direct barin, up to 8000 ft.' we also noticed approach was dealing, at that time, with a GA aircraft that apparently contributed to the miscom.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JS32 CAPT QUESTIONS ATC CHALLENGE OF ALT OVERSHOOTS BECAUSE THE CAPT READ BACK THE CLRNC AND WAS NOT CORRECTED.

Narrative: RIGHT AFTER TKOF FROM CHO ARPT ON RWY 4, WE CONTACTED RICHMOND APCH ON 132.85, CLBING THROUGH 4800 FT FOR 7000 FT ON RWY HDG. RICHMOND GAVE US DIRECT BARIN, CLB AND MAINTAIN 8000 FT. AS WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 6700 FT, RICHMOND APCH TOLD US WE WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN 5000 FT, DSND AND MAINTAIN TO 5000 FT. WE ACKNOWLEDGED AND WENT BACK TO 5000 FT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING THIS INCIDENT, MY FO AND I CONFIRMED WE HEARD THE INSTRUCTION 'DIRECT BARIN, CLB AND MAINTAIN 8000 FT,' AND MY RESPONSE WAS 'DIRECT BARIN, UP TO 8000 FT.' WE ALSO NOTICED APCH WAS DEALING, AT THAT TIME, WITH A GA ACFT THAT APPARENTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISCOM.

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.