An instructor and his student were told to level at an intermediate altitude to avoid a conflict wit...

Attributes
ACN	386670
Time
Date	199711
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mtn
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	386670
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed mtn airport for an instrument training flight with a cfii candidate to mrb. After contacting bwi approach we were assigned 6000 ft. En route climb proceeded normally. Passing through 5300 ft, controller queried our altitude. Student replied, 5300 ft, and controller indicated mode C altitude showed 2200 ft. Controller assigned a new altitude of 5000 ft. I then observed traffic at 1 O'clock and approach confirmed an airbus at 6000 ft. We descended immediately to 5000 ft. Initial controller appeared to be a trainee. The second controller who came on frequency resolved conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE TOLD TO LEVEL AT AN INTERMEDIATE ALT TO AVOID A CONFLICT WITH HIGHER TFC.

Narrative: DEPARTED MTN ARPT FOR AN INST TRAINING FLT WITH A CFII CANDIDATE TO MRB. AFTER CONTACTING BWI APCH WE WERE ASSIGNED 6000 FT. ENRTE CLB PROCEEDED NORMALLY. PASSING THROUGH 5300 FT, CTLR QUERIED OUR ALT. STUDENT REPLIED, 5300 FT, AND CTLR INDICATED MODE C ALT SHOWED 2200 FT. CTLR ASSIGNED A NEW ALT OF 5000 FT. I THEN OBSERVED TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK AND APCH CONFIRMED AN AIRBUS AT 6000 FT. WE DSNDED IMMEDIATELY TO 5000 FT. INITIAL CTLR APPEARED TO BE A TRAINEE. THE SECOND CTLR WHO CAME ON FREQ RESOLVED CONFLICT.

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.

An instructor and his student were told to level at an intermediate altitude to avoid a conflict with higher traffic.