PA31 with dtw TRACON climbs above assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	609018
Time
Date	200402
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : d21.tracon
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d21.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	609018
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Called dtw approach while in air for IFR clearance to columbus, oh. Controller seemed perturbed and very short. Gave clearance very fast and short with altitude of 9000 ft. Asked to repeat twice as clearance was rather complex. Second clearance instructed to climb 5000 ft, third to 9000 ft. Controller inquired altitude I was climbing to when I was at 6000 ft. Told climbing to 9000 ft. He responded that only cleared to 5000 ft. I should have asked controller to verify altitude when had a difference and controller should not be in such a hurry to rattle off clrncs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA31 WITH DTW TRACON CLBS ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: CALLED DTW APCH WHILE IN AIR FOR IFR CLRNC TO COLUMBUS, OH. CTLR SEEMED PERTURBED AND VERY SHORT. GAVE CLRNC VERY FAST AND SHORT WITH ALT OF 9000 FT. ASKED TO REPEAT TWICE AS CLRNC WAS RATHER COMPLEX. SECOND CLRNC INSTRUCTED TO CLB 5000 FT, THIRD TO 9000 FT. CTLR INQUIRED ALT I WAS CLBING TO WHEN I WAS AT 6000 FT. TOLD CLBING TO 9000 FT. HE RESPONDED THAT ONLY CLRED TO 5000 FT. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED CTLR TO VERIFY ALT WHEN HAD A DIFFERENCE AND CTLR SHOULD NOT BE IN SUCH A HURRY TO RATTLE OFF CLRNCS.

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.