GA small transport deviation from clearance track heading on IFR departure from dto.

Attributes
ACN	128742
Time
Date	198911
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dto
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	128743
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

An IFR clearance was obtained at denton municipal airport for a climb to 2000', maintain heading 180 degrees, contact regional approach control for radar vectors to ardmore VOR. There were no less than 6 other aircraft making touch and go's (student night flying). Some talking on unicom. After takeoff an evasive turn was deemed necessary to keep clear of traffic being overtaken. Also another aircraft was flying toward me, so I turned north and remained VFR and contacted regional approach and advised them of my new heading. In my opinion, traffic pattern was overcrowded with student training and spacing too close together for a no-tower airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMT DEVIATION FROM CLRNC TRACK HEADING ON IFR DEP FROM DTO.

Narrative: AN IFR CLRNC WAS OBTAINED AT DENTON MUNI ARPT FOR A CLB TO 2000', MAINTAIN HDG 180 DEGS, CONTACT REGIONAL APCH CTL FOR RADAR VECTORS TO ARDMORE VOR. THERE WERE NO LESS THAN 6 OTHER ACFT MAKING TOUCH AND GO'S (STUDENT NIGHT FLYING). SOME TALKING ON UNICOM. AFTER TKOF AN EVASIVE TURN WAS DEEMED NECESSARY TO KEEP CLR OF TFC BEING OVERTAKEN. ALSO ANOTHER ACFT WAS FLYING TOWARD ME, SO I TURNED N AND REMAINED VFR AND CONTACTED REGIONAL APCH AND ADVISED THEM OF MY NEW HDG. IN MY OPINION, TFC PATTERN WAS OVERCROWDED WITH STUDENT TRNING AND SPACING TOO CLOSE TOGETHER FOR A NO-TWR ARPT.

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.