Air carrier miscopies clearance, climbs above assigned.

Attributes
ACN	158355
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	158355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the copilot on flight from lgb to sjc. I copied the clearance on the flight plan from 'clearance' on the radio. This was to be my first takeoff and departure from lgb as I am a new copilot and have only been on the line for approximately 1 1/2 months. Unfortunately, I misinterpreted the clearance as it was read to me and wrote down 'climb to 15000' and turn left to 270 degree'. It should have been 'climb to 1500' and turn left to 270 degree.' this did seem strange to me at the time and I mentioned it to the captain, but he was busy with other duties and didn't comment. I feel that the reason this mistake was not caught by somebody was that I read back an 'abbreviated clearance' to clearance control and only said our transponder, speed, and flight number. I should have read the entire clearance back over the radio and then maybe 'clearance' would have caught the mistake. Consequently, when we took off we climbed straight out to 3000' and did not turn to 270 degree at 1500'. Departure soon gave us a vector to the left and a climb to 8000'. By not turning we had unknowingly committed several violations and we were asked to call la center upon reaching sjc. We called as soon as we arrived and were informed of our mistake. The supervisor gave us a warning and claimed that they would not take action against us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MISCOPIES CLRNC, CLIMBS ABOVE ASSIGNED.

Narrative: I WAS THE COPLT ON FLT FROM LGB TO SJC. I COPIED THE CLRNC ON THE FLT PLAN FROM 'CLRNC' ON THE RADIO. THIS WAS TO BE MY FIRST TKOF AND DEP FROM LGB AS I AM A NEW COPLT AND HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THE LINE FOR APPROX 1 1/2 MONTHS. UNFORTUNATELY, I MISINTERPRETED THE CLRNC AS IT WAS READ TO ME AND WROTE DOWN 'CLB TO 15000' AND TURN L TO 270 DEG'. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 'CLB TO 1500' AND TURN L TO 270 DEG.' THIS DID SEEM STRANGE TO ME AT THE TIME AND I MENTIONED IT TO THE CAPT, BUT HE WAS BUSY WITH OTHER DUTIES AND DIDN'T COMMENT. I FEEL THAT THE REASON THIS MISTAKE WAS NOT CAUGHT BY SOMEBODY WAS THAT I READ BACK AN 'ABBREVIATED CLRNC' TO CLRNC CTL AND ONLY SAID OUR XPONDER, SPD, AND FLT NUMBER. I SHOULD HAVE READ THE ENTIRE CLRNC BACK OVER THE RADIO AND THEN MAYBE 'CLRNC' WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE MISTAKE. CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN WE TOOK OFF WE CLBED STRAIGHT OUT TO 3000' AND DID NOT TURN TO 270 DEG AT 1500'. DEP SOON GAVE US A VECTOR TO THE L AND A CLB TO 8000'. BY NOT TURNING WE HAD UNKNOWINGLY COMMITTED SEVERAL VIOLATIONS AND WE WERE ASKED TO CALL LA CTR UPON REACHING SJC. WE CALLED AS SOON AS WE ARRIVED AND WERE INFORMED OF OUR MISTAKE. THE SUPVR GAVE US A WARNING AND CLAIMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ACTION AGAINST US.

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.