Altitude deviation altitude excursion in chartered small transport jet.

Attributes
ACN	303170
Time
Date	199504
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3600
ASRS Report	303170
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately XA18 on apr/xx/95, took off out of bkl (cleveland). Was on a radar vector climb to 11000 ft. Shortly afterwards cleared to turn left to a heading to intercept the djb 200 degree radial. Before reaching 11000 ft the controller cleared us to 15000 ft. The captain read back the clearance, and the first officer dialed 15000 ft in the altitude alerter. Climbing out of 13000 ft, center told us to descend immediately back down to 13000 ft and turn to a heading of 180 degrees because we were supposed to be at 11000 ft, at which time the captain reiterated previous clearance was to 15000 ft. Crew immediately descended to 13000 ft and turned to 180 degrees. No evasive action was taken. Controller workload was fairly high.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION IN CHARTERED SMT JET.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA18 ON APR/XX/95, TOOK OFF OUT OF BKL (CLEVELAND). WAS ON A RADAR VECTOR CLB TO 11000 FT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS CLRED TO TURN L TO A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE DJB 200 DEG RADIAL. BEFORE REACHING 11000 FT THE CTLR CLRED US TO 15000 FT. THE CAPT READ BACK THE CLRNC, AND THE FO DIALED 15000 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER. CLBING OUT OF 13000 FT, CTR TOLD US TO DSND IMMEDIATELY BACK DOWN TO 13000 FT AND TURN TO A HDG OF 180 DEGS BECAUSE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AT 11000 FT, AT WHICH TIME THE CAPT REITERATED PREVIOUS CLRNC WAS TO 15000 FT. CREW IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 13000 FT AND TURNED TO 180 DEGS. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. CTLR WORKLOAD WAS FAIRLY HIGH.

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.