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Flight crew of MU300 climbs IFR without proper clearance while attempting to regain lost communication with ZHU.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : egp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | MU-300 Diamond 1/1A |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 424520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were issued a cruise clearance to 4000 ft so that we could attempt to find the private ranch strip. Shortly after receiving this clearance we lost radio communication with center. After attempting to contact ATC for approximately 3-5 mins, we decided to climb to a higher altitude since we had passed our destination without seeing it. We departed 4000 ft and established radio contact with ZHU by 7000 ft. The controller then stated that we were not to climb above 6000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MU300 CLBS IFR WITHOUT PROPER CLRNC WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN LOST COM WITH ZHU.
Narrative: WE WERE ISSUED A CRUISE CLRNC TO 4000 FT SO THAT WE COULD ATTEMPT TO FIND THE PVT RANCH STRIP. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THIS CLRNC WE LOST RADIO COM WITH CTR. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT ATC FOR APPROX 3-5 MINS, WE DECIDED TO CLB TO A HIGHER ALT SINCE WE HAD PASSED OUR DEST WITHOUT SEEING IT. WE DEPARTED 4000 FT AND ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH ZHU BY 7000 FT. THE CTLR THEN STATED THAT WE WERE NOT TO CLB ABOVE 6000 FT.
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.