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A BE35 pilot leaves his assigned altitude of 3000 ft for 2500 ft when VMC, forgetting that he was on an IFR flight plan northeast of sav, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sav.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sav.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 476620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Although it was VFR, I filed IFR flight plan from 09J to 73J to avoid having to dodge scattered clouds forecast at 3000 ft. Assigned en route altitude was 5000 ft. About 40 NM out of 73J, I was cleared to descend to 3000 ft. I was in VMC and continued my descent to 2500 ft. I remembered my altitude assignment when sav approach turned me over to beaufort approach. I canceled IFR. When VFR, I usually just request flight following. I simply forgot for a min that I was on an IFR flight plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE35 PLT LEAVES HIS ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000 FT FOR 2500 FT WHEN VMC, FORGETTING THAT HE WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN NE OF SAV, GA.
Narrative: ALTHOUGH IT WAS VFR, I FILED IFR FLT PLAN FROM 09J TO 73J TO AVOID HAVING TO DODGE SCATTERED CLOUDS FORECAST AT 3000 FT. ASSIGNED ENRTE ALT WAS 5000 FT. ABOUT 40 NM OUT OF 73J, I WAS CLRED TO DSND TO 3000 FT. I WAS IN VMC AND CONTINUED MY DSCNT TO 2500 FT. I REMEMBERED MY ALT ASSIGNMENT WHEN SAV APCH TURNED ME OVER TO BEAUFORT APCH. I CANCELED IFR. WHEN VFR, I USUALLY JUST REQUEST FLT FOLLOWING. I SIMPLY FORGOT FOR A MIN THAT I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN.
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.