A private pilot in an small aircraft climbs above his assigned altitude when leaving crg, ca. He had been on a SVFR departure procedure due to cloud bank west of airport.

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Attributes
ACN	410490
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2900
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	approach : svfr
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	410490
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Airport below VFR minimums due to coastal fog bank to the west. SVFR departure from runway 6 into unlimited visibility and clear overhead. At approximately 4 mi from takeoff I canceled SVFR clearance and realized 2000 ft clearance had been exceeded by 900 ft. Tower authority/authorized frequency change without comment. Flight continued without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT PLT IN AN SMA CLBS ABOVE HIS ASSIGNED ALT WHEN LEAVING CRG, CA. HE HAD BEEN ON A SVFR DEP PROC DUE TO CLOUD BANK W OF ARPT.

Narrative: ARPT BELOW VFR MINIMUMS DUE TO COASTAL FOG BANK TO THE W. SVFR DEP FROM RWY 6 INTO UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AND CLR OVERHEAD. AT APPROX 4 MI FROM TKOF I CANCELED SVFR CLRNC AND REALIZED 2000 FT CLRNC HAD BEEN EXCEEDED BY 900 FT. TWR AUTH FREQ CHANGE WITHOUT COMMENT. FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.