ZDC controller observes F14 initiate climb instead of descent. Conflicting with en route B737.

Attributes
ACN	476539
Time
Date	200006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : tyi.vortac
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Tomcat (F14)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller radar : 20 controller supervisory : 3 controller time certified in position1 : 1
ASRS Report	476539
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 28500 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

F14 pilot mistook descent clearance and climbed to FL290. The pilot never acknowledged climb clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC CTLR OBSERVES F14 INITIATE CLB INSTEAD OF DSCNT. CONFLICTING WITH ENRTE B737.

Narrative: F14 PLT MISTOOK DSCNT CLRNC AND CLBED TO FL290. THE PLT NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED CLB CLRNC.

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.