<< >> NASA ASRS Report 679531, December 2005

A BE400 pilot reports TRACON asked his altitude departure teb when he was level at 1500 ft and not apparently deviating.

Attributes
ACN	679531
Time
Date	200512
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	679531
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Leaving teb; using the teb 5 departure; we climbed to 1500 ft then started our turn to 280 degrees. The controller contacted us and asked for our altitude. I said we were at 1500 ft then asked for an altimeter setting. I recall that we were a couple of points off; can't remember which way. The WX was very gusty and windy. I do not know if the controller had us busting an altitude or not; he never said. It sounded as if he felt we had exceeded the altitude standards. But our altimeter read 1500 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE400 PLT RPTS TRACON ASKED HIS ALT DEP TEB WHEN HE WAS LEVEL AT 1500 FT AND NOT APPARENTLY DEVIATING.

Narrative: LEAVING TEB; USING THE TEB 5 DEP; WE CLBED TO 1500 FT THEN STARTED OUR TURN TO 280 DEGS. THE CTLR CONTACTED US AND ASKED FOR OUR ALT. I SAID WE WERE AT 1500 FT THEN ASKED FOR AN ALTIMETER SETTING. I RECALL THAT WE WERE A COUPLE OF POINTS OFF; CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH WAY. THE WX WAS VERY GUSTY AND WINDY. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CTLR HAD US BUSTING AN ALT OR NOT; HE NEVER SAID. IT SOUNDED AS IF HE FELT WE HAD EXCEEDED THE ALT STANDARDS. BUT OUR ALTIMETER READ 1500 FT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.