Flight crew of light transport jet overshot crossing restriction altitude on sjc loupe 7 SID.

Attributes
ACN	140989
Time
Date	199003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	140989
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We received clearance prior to taxi at sjc: 'loupe 7 (SID), rbl transition, then as filed, climb and maintain FL230, squawk 4224, bay departure 121.3, do not exceed 250 KTS until advised.' as we departed sjc runway 30L, we flew to the 1.8 DME fix and started our turn to 120 degree heading. At the 020 degree right, the copilot questioned altitude limit FL230 or 5000', and I asked him to verify, as we were climbing through 5000' at that time. Copilot reconfirmed 5000' restriction. I took immediate action, stopped climb at 5500' and descended back down to 5000' MSL. Bay departure also confirmed this, as they showed us above 5000' with traffic 10-11 O'clock, 2000-3000' above and 6-7 mi. We continued to fly the SID, adhering to published and ATC restrictions. We continued our flight to redding as planned with no further problems. I then called the bay approach supervisor and talked to him about the occurrence. He said it happens frequently at sjc and requested I fill out this form. This situation should not have occurred, however it did. A possible solution to this type of problem, which happens frequently at sjc, would be not to assign any altitude, other than that published on the SID.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LTT JET OVERSHOT CROSSING RESTRICTION ALT ON SJC LOUPE 7 SID.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED CLRNC PRIOR TO TAXI AT SJC: 'LOUPE 7 (SID), RBL TRANSITION, THEN AS FILED, CLB AND MAINTAIN FL230, SQUAWK 4224, BAY DEP 121.3, DO NOT EXCEED 250 KTS UNTIL ADVISED.' AS WE DEPARTED SJC RWY 30L, WE FLEW TO THE 1.8 DME FIX AND STARTED OUR TURN TO 120 DEG HDG. AT THE 020 DEG R, THE COPLT QUESTIONED ALT LIMIT FL230 OR 5000', AND I ASKED HIM TO VERIFY, AS WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 5000' AT THAT TIME. COPLT RECONFIRMED 5000' RESTRICTION. I TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION, STOPPED CLB AT 5500' AND DSNDED BACK DOWN TO 5000' MSL. BAY DEP ALSO CONFIRMED THIS, AS THEY SHOWED US ABOVE 5000' WITH TFC 10-11 O'CLOCK, 2000-3000' ABOVE AND 6-7 MI. WE CONTINUED TO FLY THE SID, ADHERING TO PUBLISHED AND ATC RESTRICTIONS. WE CONTINUED OUR FLT TO REDDING AS PLANNED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. I THEN CALLED THE BAY APCH SUPVR AND TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE OCCURRENCE. HE SAID IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT SJC AND REQUESTED I FILL OUT THIS FORM. THIS SITUATION SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED, HOWEVER IT DID. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THIS TYPE OF PROB, WHICH HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT SJC, WOULD BE NOT TO ASSIGN ANY ALT, OTHER THAN THAT PUBLISHED ON THE SID.

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.