Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation overshot during climb.

Attributes
ACN	135877
Time
Date	199001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdr airport : jfk
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	135877
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Flight jfk-alb on climb out through approximately 3000' MSL. Ny departure said 'company XXX, expedite climb through 7000, climb maintain 1-1-thousand.' I replied, 'roger, XXX.' at 10600' MSL controller said, 'company XXX, stop climb--descend maintain 10000.' I was extremely shocked at this, and while starting my descent back to 10000' MSL I replied, 'company XXX understood prior clearance to 1-1-thousand.' controller came back on and replied 'negative XXX, you were told to climb to 1-0-thousand.' in retrospect, I should have read back the original climb clearance fully, rather than just reply 'roger, XXX.' after the incident I asked the first officer what he had heard the controller say to us in the original climb clearance just prior to the altitude discrepancy. The first officer repeated back to me exactly what I thought I had heard, which was 'company XXX, expedite climb through 7000, climb maintain 1-1-thousand.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ALT DEVIATION OVERSHOT DURING CLIMB.

Narrative: FLT JFK-ALB ON CLBOUT THROUGH APPROX 3000' MSL. NY DEP SAID 'COMPANY XXX, EXPEDITE CLB THROUGH 7000, CLB MAINTAIN 1-1-THOUSAND.' I REPLIED, 'ROGER, XXX.' AT 10600' MSL CTLR SAID, 'COMPANY XXX, STOP CLB--DSND MAINTAIN 10000.' I WAS EXTREMELY SHOCKED AT THIS, AND WHILE STARTING MY DSCNT BACK TO 10000' MSL I REPLIED, 'COMPANY XXX UNDERSTOOD PRIOR CLRNC TO 1-1-THOUSAND.' CTLR CAME BACK ON AND REPLIED 'NEGATIVE XXX, YOU WERE TOLD TO CLB TO 1-0-THOUSAND.' IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE READ BACK THE ORIGINAL CLB CLRNC FULLY, RATHER THAN JUST REPLY 'ROGER, XXX.' AFTER THE INCIDENT I ASKED THE F/O WHAT HE HAD HEARD THE CTLR SAY TO US IN THE ORIGINAL CLB CLRNC JUST PRIOR TO THE ALT DISCREPANCY. THE F/O REPEATED BACK TO ME EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT I HAD HEARD, WHICH WAS 'COMPANY XXX, EXPEDITE CLB THROUGH 7000, CLB MAINTAIN 1-1-THOUSAND.'

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.