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C172 student, with instructor, mistakenly climbed above assigned altitude during departure for instrument approach practice.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dab.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dab.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 538934 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
While on a local IFR clearance, for practice instrument approachs, airspace became extremely busy. Our aircraft was receiving radar vectors from controller, level cruise at 2000 ft MSL. We were switched to new controller (departure) as we proceeded on assigned eastbound heading. Had some difficulty checking in with new controller, as radio communication was very active. Finally, controller called us, and gave new heading of southeast. After significant amount of time, our aircraft was well outside gliding distance to shoreline, and request was made to ATC for climb and/or turn toward shoreline. ATC gave new sbound heading and 'climb 3500 ft.' CFI verified altitude and heading with student after readback to ATC, and climbing turn was initiated. Reaching 3500 ft on heading, ATC advised 'assigned altitude was 3000 ft.' we immediately descended down to 3000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 STUDENT, WITH INSTRUCTOR, MISTAKENLY CLBED ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT DURING DEP FOR INST APCH PRACTICE.
Narrative: WHILE ON A LCL IFR CLRNC, FOR PRACTICE INST APCHS, AIRSPACE BECAME EXTREMELY BUSY. OUR ACFT WAS RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS FROM CTLR, LEVEL CRUISE AT 2000 FT MSL. WE WERE SWITCHED TO NEW CTLR (DEP) AS WE PROCEEDED ON ASSIGNED EBOUND HDG. HAD SOME DIFFICULTY CHKING IN WITH NEW CTLR, AS RADIO COM WAS VERY ACTIVE. FINALLY, CTLR CALLED US, AND GAVE NEW HDG OF SE. AFTER SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, OUR ACFT WAS WELL OUTSIDE GLIDING DISTANCE TO SHORELINE, AND REQUEST WAS MADE TO ATC FOR CLB AND/OR TURN TOWARD SHORELINE. ATC GAVE NEW SBOUND HDG AND 'CLB 3500 FT.' CFI VERIFIED ALT AND HDG WITH STUDENT AFTER READBACK TO ATC, AND CLBING TURN WAS INITIATED. REACHING 3500 FT ON HDG, ATC ADVISED 'ASSIGNED ALT WAS 3000 FT.' WE IMMEDIATELY DSNDED DOWN TO 3000 FT.
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.