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C414 pilot flew at the wrong VFR altitude on a VFR cross country flight while using flight following and in contact with several different controllers who never challenged his altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538844 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ict.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc tracon : ict.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A & C414 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 538844 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were departing VFR from ict to ixd to pick up a family member with medical problems. We requested VFR flight following to ixd. Clearance delivery asked what altitude we were requesting. I responded with 8500 ft. (This is an incorrect altitude for the direction of flight.) a clearance was issued, we departed and climbed to 8500 ft and were turned over to center. We worked 3 different center sectors until our descent into ixd. I did not recognize the error until beginning the descent into ixd, at which time I became aware of what had happened. It was the end of a long day. I was tired and preoccupied with getting to ixd as soon as practical. I needed to be concentrating on my flying and not on other matters. Fly the airplane first!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C414 PLT FLEW AT THE WRONG VFR ALT ON A VFR XCOUNTRY FLT WHILE USING FLT FOLLOWING AND IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CTLRS WHO NEVER CHALLENGED HIS ALT.
Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING VFR FROM ICT TO IXD TO PICK UP A FAMILY MEMBER WITH MEDICAL PROBS. WE REQUESTED VFR FLT FOLLOWING TO IXD. CLRNC DELIVERY ASKED WHAT ALT WE WERE REQUESTING. I RESPONDED WITH 8500 FT. (THIS IS AN INCORRECT ALT FOR THE DIRECTION OF FLT.) A CLRNC WAS ISSUED, WE DEPARTED AND CLBED TO 8500 FT AND WERE TURNED OVER TO CTR. WE WORKED 3 DIFFERENT CTR SECTORS UNTIL OUR DSCNT INTO IXD. I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE ERROR UNTIL BEGINNING THE DSCNT INTO IXD, AT WHICH TIME I BECAME AWARE OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IT WAS THE END OF A LONG DAY. I WAS TIRED AND PREOCCUPIED WITH GETTING TO IXD AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. I NEEDED TO BE CONCENTRATING ON MY FLYING AND NOT ON OTHER MATTERS. FLY THE AIRPLANE FIRST!
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.