Small aircraft X non adherence to ATC clearance unauthorized climb through assigned altitude. Pilot ...

Attributes
ACN	293767
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 233 flight time type : 233
ASRS Report	293767
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
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
Miss Distance	vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was an IFR training flight. My instructor was with me. We had departed lgb airport, en route back to bur. We were cleared to 3000 ft, told to expect 4000 ft in 10 mins. As I was climbing, I became distracted by trying to find our location in relation to the lax VOR. When I looked back to the altimeter, I saw that we had climbed to 3500 ft. I immediately started back down to 3000 ft. The controller advised me that I had only been cleared to 3000 ft, that I was above that, and that there was another plane behind me at the same altitude. I told him I was sorry and was going back down to 3000 ft. At that time, we were not vectored for collision avoidance. The other airplane mins later passed us to our left and was higher. A few mins later we were in IMC and the controller then had us each turn for avoidance. I was tired that day, had thoughts that maybe I shouldn't fly, but I expected my instructor to catch any mistakes. I'm sure I will not make that same mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC UNAUTH CLB THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT. PLTDEV.

Narrative: THIS WAS AN IFR TRAINING FLT. MY INSTRUCTOR WAS WITH ME. WE HAD DEPARTED LGB ARPT, ENRTE BACK TO BUR. WE WERE CLRED TO 3000 FT, TOLD TO EXPECT 4000 FT IN 10 MINS. AS I WAS CLBING, I BECAME DISTRACTED BY TRYING TO FIND OUR LOCATION IN RELATION TO THE LAX VOR. WHEN I LOOKED BACK TO THE ALTIMETER, I SAW THAT WE HAD CLBED TO 3500 FT. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED BACK DOWN TO 3000 FT. THE CTLR ADVISED ME THAT I HAD ONLY BEEN CLRED TO 3000 FT, THAT I WAS ABOVE THAT, AND THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER PLANE BEHIND ME AT THE SAME ALT. I TOLD HIM I WAS SORRY AND WAS GOING BACK DOWN TO 3000 FT. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE NOT VECTORED FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE. THE OTHER AIRPLANE MINS LATER PASSED US TO OUR L AND WAS HIGHER. A FEW MINS LATER WE WERE IN IMC AND THE CTLR THEN HAD US EACH TURN FOR AVOIDANCE. I WAS TIRED THAT DAY, HAD THOUGHTS THAT MAYBE I SHOULDN'T FLY, BUT I EXPECTED MY INSTRUCTOR TO CATCH ANY MISTAKES. I'M SURE I WILL NOT MAKE THAT SAME MISTAKE.

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.

Small aircraft X non adherence to ATC clearance unauthorized climb through assigned altitude. Pilot deviation.