An pilot departed on the teb 8 and transitioned direct sbj before contacting the TRACON because teb ...

Attributes
ACN	1047715
Time
Date	201211
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	TEB.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID TEB 8
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 930 Flight Crew Type 750
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

My flight was from teb. The route clearance started with teb 8 sbj V6 etc. 3;000; 8;000 in ten minutes. After a luaw instruction from teterboro tower; I was cleared for takeoff from runway 1 at teb. The tower instruction was 'runway 1 cleared for takeoff'. I neither heard nor read back any initial heading or altitude assignment. The airport and airspace was very busy. After departure; I did not hear a contact departure instruction as expected. After several minutes; I called teterboro tower to ask if I had missed the call. The tower controller then instructed me to contact departure. By the time I made my initial call to new york departure; I had flown the required northeast portion of the departure procedure and was southwest of teb at 3;000 ft on the way to sbj. The flight conditions were clear VMC but the delay in the hand off was not a good situation. I am not sure if I missed the call or if it was not made but either way the situation should not have happened. An earlier call by myself to teb to inquire about the hand off would have made the situation better. Also; it sounded as if the tower controller was assisting the ground controller adding to his already heavy work load.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An pilot departed on the TEB 8 and transitioned direct SBJ before contacting the TRACON because TEB Tower had not directed a frequency change after takeoff.

Narrative: My flight was from TEB. The route clearance started with TEB 8 SBJ V6 etc. 3;000; 8;000 in ten minutes. After a LUAW instruction from Teterboro Tower; I was cleared for takeoff from Runway 1 at TEB. The Tower instruction was 'Runway 1 cleared for takeoff'. I neither heard nor read back any initial heading or altitude assignment. The airport and airspace was very busy. After departure; I did not hear a contact Departure instruction as expected. After several minutes; I called Teterboro Tower to ask if I had missed the call. The Tower Controller then instructed me to contact Departure. By the time I made my initial call to New York Departure; I had flown the required northeast portion of the departure procedure and was southwest of TEB at 3;000 FT on the way to SBJ. The flight conditions were clear VMC but the delay in the hand off was not a good situation. I am not sure if I missed the call or if it was not made but either way the situation should not have happened. An earlier call by myself to TEB to inquire about the hand off would have made the situation better. Also; it sounded as if the Tower Controller was assisting the Ground Controller adding to his already heavy work load.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

An pilot departed on the teb 8 and transitioned direct sbj before contacting the TRACON because teb tower had not directed a frequency change after takeoff.