GA small aircraft non adherence to ATC clearance on go around at gxy.

Attributes
ACN	104630
Time
Date	198902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gxy airport : exy
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1135
ASRS Report	104630
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Contacting center on missed approach. From controller's, response, it was my impression we were cleared direct to the NDB. The controller was critical of the fact I was turning toward the NDB before reaching an altitude of 7000'. From the wording of his transmission, I did not understand there was an altitude requirement and confusion over heading before proceeding to the NDB. We discussed miscom. No evasive action was required. Aircraft noise, less than clear radio reception and normal departure cockpit activity. Better communication prior to approach or what you want us to do after approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC ON GO AROUND AT GXY.

Narrative: CONTACTING CENTER ON MISSED APCH. FROM CTLR'S, RESPONSE, IT WAS MY IMPRESSION WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO THE NDB. THE CTLR WAS CRITICAL OF THE FACT I WAS TURNING TOWARD THE NDB BEFORE REACHING AN ALT OF 7000'. FROM THE WORDING OF HIS XMISSION, I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THERE WAS AN ALT REQUIREMENT AND CONFUSION OVER HDG BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NDB. WE DISCUSSED MISCOM. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED. ACFT NOISE, LESS THAN CLEAR RADIO RECEPTION AND NORMAL DEP COCKPIT ACTIVITY. BETTER COM PRIOR TO APCH OR WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO AFTER APCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.