A departing falcon 10 climbs above its initial altitude on departure from lal, fl.

Attributes
ACN	419440
Time
Date	199811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lal
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3226 flight time type : 964
ASRS Report	419440
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying. Thought we were cleared to 3000 ft. At 2500 ft captain said 'altitude' and took yoke to pitch plane back to our assigned initial altitude of 2000 ft. I took the airplane and throttled back to 250 KTS (we never went over 250 KTS) and leveled at 2000 ft. I need to be certain of my initial altitude especially when it is an altitude that we get to very quickly in a falcon 10. In the future I will be certain to brief our initial altitude before takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEPARTING FALCON 10 CLBS ABOVE ITS INITIAL ALT ON DEP FROM LAL, FL.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING. THOUGHT WE WERE CLRED TO 3000 FT. AT 2500 FT CAPT SAID 'ALT' AND TOOK YOKE TO PITCH PLANE BACK TO OUR ASSIGNED INITIAL ALT OF 2000 FT. I TOOK THE AIRPLANE AND THROTTLED BACK TO 250 KTS (WE NEVER WENT OVER 250 KTS) AND LEVELED AT 2000 FT. I NEED TO BE CERTAIN OF MY INITIAL ALT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS AN ALT THAT WE GET TO VERY QUICKLY IN A FALCON 10. IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE CERTAIN TO BRIEF OUR INITIAL ALT BEFORE TKOF.

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.