Narrative:

On a quick stop at fll airport, I flew in, made the landing, and taxied to the FBO. The other pilot switched to the left seat and remained in the cockpit to get the clearance and set things up, FMS, radios, etc. I left the aircraft to supervise fueling, luggage loading, etc. Once the aircraft was fueled, luggage loaded, and passenger on board, I got back in the cockpit in the right seat. Taxi checklist was completed on the taxi out. I began to check the numbers in the radios, transponder, altitude select, etc. The other pilot, who had gotten the clearance said it was all written on our paper scratch pad. So, I read it and set in the transponder code, departure frequency, and altitude on the altitude selector. Unaware that the numbers I saw were for the previous leg and he had written our new clearance on the next page. After takeoff, we climbed to 5000 ft when we should have been at 3000 ft. This would have been noticed by ATC in time to stop, but we had the wrong transponder code and departure frequency. To keep this from happening again, we will rip off pages with old clrncs and the pilot who gets the clearance will set the numbers in and advise the other pilot it has been done.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT. FLC DEV IN NON ADHERENCE TO ATC PROC.

Narrative: ON A QUICK STOP AT FLL ARPT, I FLEW IN, MADE THE LNDG, AND TAXIED TO THE FBO. THE OTHER PLT SWITCHED TO THE L SEAT AND REMAINED IN THE COCKPIT TO GET THE CLRNC AND SET THINGS UP, FMS, RADIOS, ETC. I LEFT THE ACFT TO SUPERVISE FUELING, LUGGAGE LOADING, ETC. ONCE THE ACFT WAS FUELED, LUGGAGE LOADED, AND PAX ON BOARD, I GOT BACK IN THE COCKPIT IN THE R SEAT. TAXI CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED ON THE TAXI OUT. I BEGAN TO CHK THE NUMBERS IN THE RADIOS, XPONDER, ALT SELECT, ETC. THE OTHER PLT, WHO HAD GOTTEN THE CLRNC SAID IT WAS ALL WRITTEN ON OUR PAPER SCRATCH PAD. SO, I READ IT AND SET IN THE XPONDER CODE, DEP FREQ, AND ALT ON THE ALT SELECTOR. UNAWARE THAT THE NUMBERS I SAW WERE FOR THE PREVIOUS LEG AND HE HAD WRITTEN OUR NEW CLRNC ON THE NEXT PAGE. AFTER TKOF, WE CLBED TO 5000 FT WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT 3000 FT. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED BY ATC IN TIME TO STOP, BUT WE HAD THE WRONG XPONDER CODE AND DEP FREQ. TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, WE WILL RIP OFF PAGES WITH OLD CLRNCS AND THE PLT WHO GETS THE CLRNC WILL SET THE NUMBERS IN AND ADVISE THE OTHER PLT IT HAS BEEN DONE.

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.