A foreign military C130 crew departed mcf IFR and climbed through assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	633104
Time
Date	200410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mcf.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa.tracon artcc : rorg.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 18
ASRS Report	633104
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 21 controller time certified in position1 : 5
ASRS Report	632766
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

C130 departed mcf and climbed through tower assigned altitude. I then issued him 12000 ft. He subsequently climbed through that altitude without approval after contacting ZJX. Supplemental information from acn 632766: C130 departed mcf and should have stopped at 16000 ft, but flew above 16000 ft (first deviation) then climbed above 12000 ft to 12700 ft and then descended back to 12000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOREIGN MIL C130 CREW DEPARTED MCF IFR AND CLBED THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: C130 DEPARTED MCF AND CLBED THROUGH TWR ASSIGNED ALT. I THEN ISSUED HIM 12000 FT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY CLBED THROUGH THAT ALT WITHOUT APPROVAL AFTER CONTACTING ZJX. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 632766: C130 DEPARTED MCF AND SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AT 16000 FT, BUT FLEW ABOVE 16000 FT (FIRST DEV) THEN CLBED ABOVE 12000 FT TO 12700 FT AND THEN DSNDED BACK TO 12000 FT.

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.