Flight crew of atx requested 8000'. Received clearance. At 8000' controller advised cleared only 700...

Attributes
ACN	172400
Time
Date	199102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jxn
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lan
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	172400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cruising at 6000', requested 8000'. Received clearance to climb. Leveled at 8000'.controller informed me that clearance was to 7000'. Clearly a case of heaving what I wanted to hear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF ATX REQUESTED 8000'. RECEIVED CLRNC. AT 8000' CTLR ADVISED CLEARED ONLY 7000'.

Narrative: CRUISING AT 6000', REQUESTED 8000'. RECEIVED CLRNC TO CLB. LEVELED AT 8000'.CTLR INFORMED ME THAT CLRNC WAS TO 7000'. CLEARLY A CASE OF HEAVING WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.

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.

Flight crew of atx requested 8000'. Received clearance. At 8000' controller advised cleared only 7000'.