A CE441 flown from canadian airspace to spokane, wa, flies 2000 ft too high for a VFR flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	394230
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sff
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse tracon : sff
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Conquest I/Conquest II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	394230
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed aq-5 VFR (canada). Climbed to 14500 ft VFR to sff (united states of america). Restr of 12500 ft in canada. Had company flight plan, but not on file. Had advised customs by phone prior to departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE441 FLOWN FROM CANADIAN AIRSPACE TO SPOKANE, WA, FLIES 2000 FT TOO HIGH FOR A VFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: DEPARTED AQ-5 VFR (CANADA). CLBED TO 14500 FT VFR TO SFF (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA). RESTR OF 12500 FT IN CANADA. HAD COMPANY FLT PLAN, BUT NOT ON FILE. HAD ADVISED CUSTOMS BY PHONE PRIOR TO DEP.

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.