Narrative:

IFR flight from plk to mkc. Normal flight enroute to mkc. Kansas city center handed us off to mkc approach control. They gave us a clearance turn to a heading of 300 degrees and descent to 3000 ft. I acknowledged 300 degrees and down to 3000 ft. The PIC put 3000 ft in the altitude alert and started down to 3000 ft. At 3800 ft the controller said, 'where are you going?' I said to 3000 ft and he replied, 'no, I said 4000 ft.' since he had called we had stopped at 3800 ft and returned to 4000 ft and the controller had said, 'no problem.' after a few minutes he gave us a clearance to a 350 degree heading and said, 'now I mean 3000 ft.' we acknowledged the heading and altitude and the flight proceeded normally from that point on. This occurred at xa:15 on nov/xa/99 in a cessna 340. Supplemental information from acn 455802: IFR flight from plk to mkc. Normal IFR flight enroute to mkc. Kansas city center handed us off to mkc approach control. They gave us a clearance turn to a heading of 300 degrees and a descent to 3000 ft. My sic acknowledged 300 degrees and down to 3000 ft. At the same time I put 3000 ft in the altitude alert and made my turn and descent down to 3000 ft. During our descent at 3800 ft the controller said, 'where are you going aircraft X?' sic replied we were descending to 3000 ft. The controller replied, 'no, I said 4000 ft.' since he had called we stopped our descent and promptly returned to 4000 ft and the controller had said 'no problem.' after a few minutes he gave us a clearance to a 350 degree heading and said, 'now I mean 3000 ft.' we acknowledged the clearance and the flight proceeded normally from that point on. This occurred at xa:15 on nov/xa/99 in a twin cessna 340.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 340 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT ON DSCNT RESULTING IN APCH CTLR INTERVENTION AND RPTR'S RETURN TO ASSIGNED.

Narrative: IFR FLT FROM PLK TO MKC. NORMAL FLT ENROUTE TO MKC. KANSAS CITY CTR HANDED US OFF TO MKC APCH CTL. THEY GAVE US A CLRNC TURN TO A HDG OF 300 DEGS AND DSCNT TO 3000 FT. I ACKNOWLEDGED 300 DEGS AND DOWN TO 3000 FT. THE PIC PUT 3000 FT IN THE ALT ALERT AND STARTED DOWN TO 3000 FT. AT 3800 FT THE CTLR SAID, 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' I SAID TO 3000 FT AND HE REPLIED, 'NO, I SAID 4000 FT.' SINCE HE HAD CALLED WE HAD STOPPED AT 3800 FT AND RETURNED TO 4000 FT AND THE CTLR HAD SAID, 'NO PROB.' AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE GAVE US A CLRNC TO A 350 DEG HDG AND SAID, 'NOW I MEAN 3000 FT.' WE ACKNOWLEDGED THE HDG AND ALT AND THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY FROM THAT POINT ON. THIS OCCURRED AT XA:15 ON NOV/XA/99 IN A CESSNA 340. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 455802: IFR FLT FROM PLK TO MKC. NORMAL IFR FLT ENROUTE TO MKC. KANSAS CITY CTR HANDED US OFF TO MKC APCH CTL. THEY GAVE US A CLRNC TURN TO A HDG OF 300 DEGS AND A DSCNT TO 3000 FT. MY SIC ACKNOWLEDGED 300 DEGS AND DOWN TO 3000 FT. AT THE SAME TIME I PUT 3000 FT IN THE ALT ALERT AND MADE MY TURN AND DSCNT DOWN TO 3000 FT. DURING OUR DSCNT AT 3800 FT THE CTLR SAID, 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING ACFT X?' SIC REPLIED WE WERE DESCENDING TO 3000 FT. THE CTLR REPLIED, 'NO, I SAID 4000 FT.' SINCE HE HAD CALLED WE STOPPED OUR DSCNT AND PROMPTLY RETURNED TO 4000 FT AND THE CTLR HAD SAID 'NO PROB.' AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE GAVE US A CLRNC TO A 350 DEG HDG AND SAID, 'NOW I MEAN 3000 FT.' WE ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC AND THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY FROM THAT POINT ON. THIS OCCURRED AT XA:15 ON NOV/XA/99 IN A TWIN CESSNA 340.

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.