A BE36 instructor and student, while conducting practice approachs at cos, overshot assigned altitud...

Attributes
ACN	534802
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cos.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cos.tracon
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	534802
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the instructor in an aircraft conducting multiple practice IFR approachs. We were VFR in VMC. Climb out instructions were 'runway heading, maintain 8000 ft, contact departure' which was issued at the start of the practice approachs. We had this clearance written down in the cockpit. We conducted 3 practice approachs. The approach altitude is 9000 ft MSL. We busted the climb out 8000 ft MSL altitude because we fixated on the 9000 ft MSL altitude. Student didn't catch it. I didn't catch it. I only realized that there was a problem when the controller mentioned it between the second and last approach. No known traffic conflicts were caused by this deviation. Contributing factors: 1) flying the customer's airplane. I have fairly low time in this make. 2) tower continuously told us to contact departure on 124.0. Per the climb out instructions we were to contact departure on 118.5. Controller was getting upset at us for contacting on 124.0. What controller was really upset about was the altitude bust and not the frequency issue. 3) illness/fatigue. 4) intense training environment. 5) moderate traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, WHILE CONDUCTING PRACTICE APCHS AT COS, OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: I WAS THE INSTRUCTOR IN AN ACFT CONDUCTING MULTIPLE PRACTICE IFR APCHS. WE WERE VFR IN VMC. CLBOUT INSTRUCTIONS WERE 'RWY HDG, MAINTAIN 8000 FT, CONTACT DEP' WHICH WAS ISSUED AT THE START OF THE PRACTICE APCHS. WE HAD THIS CLRNC WRITTEN DOWN IN THE COCKPIT. WE CONDUCTED 3 PRACTICE APCHS. THE APCH ALT IS 9000 FT MSL. WE BUSTED THE CLBOUT 8000 FT MSL ALT BECAUSE WE FIXATED ON THE 9000 FT MSL ALT. STUDENT DIDN'T CATCH IT. I DIDN'T CATCH IT. I ONLY REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A PROB WHEN THE CTLR MENTIONED IT BTWN THE SECOND AND LAST APCH. NO KNOWN TFC CONFLICTS WERE CAUSED BY THIS DEV. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) FLYING THE CUSTOMER'S AIRPLANE. I HAVE FAIRLY LOW TIME IN THIS MAKE. 2) TWR CONTINUOUSLY TOLD US TO CONTACT DEP ON 124.0. PER THE CLBOUT INSTRUCTIONS WE WERE TO CONTACT DEP ON 118.5. CTLR WAS GETTING UPSET AT US FOR CONTACTING ON 124.0. WHAT CTLR WAS REALLY UPSET ABOUT WAS THE ALT BUST AND NOT THE FREQ ISSUE. 3) ILLNESS/FATIGUE. 4) INTENSE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT. 5) MODERATE TFC.

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.

A BE36 instructor and student, while conducting practice approachs at cos, overshot assigned altitude.