IFR AC690 departure from orl climbs above ATC expected altitude, 15000 ft in lieu of 1500 ft.

Attributes
ACN	608469
Time
Date	200402
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 4200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Turbo Commander 690C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4040 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	608469
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : clearance delivery
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Departing orl on an IFR flight plan. Understood a clearance from orl clearance delivery to be 'cleared to 15000 ft, heading 250 degrees, expect FL250 in 10 mins.' took off and climbed on heading assigned. Switched from orl tower to orl approach. Approach called back (when we were at 4200 ft) inquiring about our clearance. I believe approach thought our clearance limit was 1500 ft, although we had read back our clearance to clearance delivery. I wonder if abbreviated terminology (one five' instead of 'one five thousand') contributed to the miscom.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IFR AC690 DEP FROM ORL CLBS ABOVE ATC EXPECTED ALT, 15000 FT IN LIEU OF 1500 FT.

Narrative: DEPARTING ORL ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. UNDERSTOOD A CLRNC FROM ORL CLRNC DELIVERY TO BE 'CLRED TO 15000 FT, HDG 250 DEGS, EXPECT FL250 IN 10 MINS.' TOOK OFF AND CLBED ON HDG ASSIGNED. SWITCHED FROM ORL TWR TO ORL APCH. APCH CALLED BACK (WHEN WE WERE AT 4200 FT) INQUIRING ABOUT OUR CLRNC. I BELIEVE APCH THOUGHT OUR CLRNC LIMIT WAS 1500 FT, ALTHOUGH WE HAD READ BACK OUR CLRNC TO CLRNC DELIVERY. I WONDER IF ABBREVIATED TERMINOLOGY (ONE FIVE' INSTEAD OF 'ONE FIVE THOUSAND') 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.