Pilot copied the wrong departure instructions due to the speed delivery of the controller.

Attributes
ACN	151644
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	151644
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

When I called for clearance at lga we were given the laguardia 3 with a 'garbled' climb that I thought was white stone climb, vectors for lanna intersection, as filed. Since the climb out instructions were not clear I read back clearance and asked for verification of climb. Clearance rapidly read the clearance back as stated mespath climb. We took off and complied with mespath climb. Departure asked us as we turned right what climb out we were doing. We told them and they said ok. The captain asked if there was a problem and controller said they expected us on white stone climb out but there was no problem. It was difficult for both of us pilots to understand the clearance delivery man due to his speed of delivery and new york accent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT COPIED THE WRONG DEP INSTRUCTIONS DUE TO THE SPEED DELIVERY OF THE CTLR.

Narrative: WHEN I CALLED FOR CLRNC AT LGA WE WERE GIVEN THE LAGUARDIA 3 WITH A 'GARBLED' CLB THAT I THOUGHT WAS WHITE STONE CLB, VECTORS FOR LANNA INTXN, AS FILED. SINCE THE CLB OUT INSTRUCTIONS WERE NOT CLR I READ BACK CLRNC AND ASKED FOR VERIFICATION OF CLB. CLRNC RAPIDLY READ THE CLRNC BACK AS STATED MESPATH CLB. WE TOOK OFF AND COMPLIED WITH MESPATH CLB. DEP ASKED US AS WE TURNED R WHAT CLB OUT WE WERE DOING. WE TOLD THEM AND THEY SAID OK. THE CAPT ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROB AND CTLR SAID THEY EXPECTED US ON WHITE STONE CLB OUT BUT THERE WAS NO PROB. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR BOTH OF US PLTS TO UNDERSTAND THE CLRNC DELIVERY MAN DUE TO HIS SPD OF DELIVERY AND NEW YORK ACCENT.

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.