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C-90B pilot reported deviating from assigned altitude on arrival into slc when he misunderstood an ATC clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1335983 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | S56.TRACON |
| State Reference | UT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR Brigham City Three |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 26 Flight Crew Total 4097 Flight Crew Type 788 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
I was flying direct to nordk for the NORDK3 arrival into slc. As I neared nordk waypoint ATC advised me of a reroute which was direct lho for the LHO3 arrival and to descend to 16000. I complied and started my descent from FL220. I was then advised to turn 15 degrees right due to metering into slc; I complied. I stayed on this heading for some time before ATC advised me that metering into slc was taken care of and that I was now cleared direct to lho and to resume the LHO3 arrival. I complied with a left turn to lho. Upon crossing lho I descended to 14000 per the arrival. A short period after I descended I was asked to copy a phone number for a possible pilot [deviation]; I complied. I continued the remainder arrival which ended with a visual approach to runway 34L without incident. I disembarked my passengers and phoned the telephone number. A gentlemen answered and I identified myself; from there he explained to me what I had done. I was cleared direct lho and to resume the LHO3 arrival not descend via the LHO3. He asked if there was anything I would like to add to the situation to which I said that I misunderstood the controller's clearance. I added that nothing was unusual with the flight and everything was normal. Looking back at this situation I should have asked for clarification on altitude and I also think given the situation ATC could have said something to the effect of; 'metering into slc is no longer a factor you are now cleared direct lho and resume the LHO3 arrival maintain 16000.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C-90B pilot reported deviating from assigned altitude on arrival into SLC when he misunderstood an ATC clearance.
Narrative: I was flying direct to NORDK for the NORDK3 arrival into SLC. As I neared NORDK waypoint ATC advised me of a reroute which was direct LHO for the LHO3 arrival and to descend to 16000. I complied and started my descent from FL220. I was then advised to turn 15 degrees right due to metering into SLC; I complied. I stayed on this heading for some time before ATC advised me that metering into SLC was taken care of and that I was now cleared direct to LHO and to resume the LHO3 arrival. I complied with a left turn to LHO. Upon crossing LHO I descended to 14000 per the arrival. A short period after I descended I was asked to copy a phone number for a possible pilot [deviation]; I complied. I continued the remainder arrival which ended with a visual approach to RWY 34L without incident. I disembarked my passengers and phoned the telephone number. A gentlemen answered and I identified myself; from there he explained to me what I had done. I was cleared direct LHO and to resume the LHO3 arrival not descend via the LHO3. He asked if there was anything I would like to add to the situation to which I said that I misunderstood the controller's clearance. I added that nothing was unusual with the flight and everything was normal. Looking back at this situation I should have asked for clarification on altitude and I also think given the situation ATC could have said something to the effect of; 'metering into SLC is no longer a factor you are now cleared direct LHO and resume the LHO3 arrival maintain 16000.'
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.