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Pct controller voiced concern that iad tower is remiss in insuring that departure clearances issued are in fact the correct routing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1102549 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | VA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 45 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Departure |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
A lj-45 departed iad on an IFR flight plan. The aircraft had filed iad paleo V44 donil to exit pct airspace. The preferred departure route indicated that the lj-45 should have been cleared iad wooly agard V44 donil to exit pct airspace. After the aircraft passed the wooly intersection; the lj-45 joined V44; which was incorrect. It was unclear whether the pilot flew the wrong route or the aircraft was cleared incorrectly as the aircraft had already been switched to ZDC by the time I realized the plane was flying the incorrect route. This marks several occurrences in the past few weeks of aircraft departing iad and flying the incorrect route; indicating that pilots may be getting cleared 'as filed' instead of being read the entire pdr. Iad tower is not responsible for ensuring that the routes they clear aircraft on are correct. They are only required to issue pilots the preferred departure routes; or plus routing. As a result; pct is constantly getting aircraft that need to be rerouted while airborne; which adds a great deal of complexity to a session. Iad should have to ensure that routes are correct on all aircraft before they are allowed to depart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PCT Controller voiced concern that IAD Tower is remiss in insuring that departure clearances issued are in fact the correct routing.
Narrative: A LJ-45 departed IAD on an IFR flight plan. The aircraft had filed IAD PALEO V44 DONIL to exit PCT airspace. The preferred departure route indicated that the LJ-45 should have been cleared IAD WOOLY AGARD V44 DONIL to exit PCT airspace. After the aircraft passed the WOOLY intersection; the LJ-45 joined V44; which was incorrect. It was unclear whether the pilot flew the wrong route or the aircraft was cleared incorrectly as the aircraft had already been switched to ZDC by the time I realized the plane was flying the incorrect route. This marks several occurrences in the past few weeks of aircraft departing IAD and flying the incorrect route; indicating that pilots may be getting cleared 'as filed' instead of being read the entire PDR. IAD Tower is not responsible for ensuring that the routes they clear aircraft on are correct. They are only required to issue pilots the preferred departure routes; or plus routing. As a result; PCT is constantly getting aircraft that need to be rerouted while airborne; which adds a great deal of complexity to a session. IAD should have to ensure that routes are correct on all aircraft before they are allowed to depart.
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.