Small aircraft pilot vectored for VOR approach completes procedure turn in error.

Attributes
ACN	155029
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 44n
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 265 flight time type : 265
ASRS Report	155029
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was being radar vectored by ny approach to the kingston VOR for the VOR-a approach. 3 mi west of the VOR I was cleared for the approach and a frequency change to the millbrook CTAF. I flew the full approach and landed. I called ny approach to cancel IFR and the controller asked if I had flown the procedure turn. I said yes. He said I should not have, and that my flying the procedure turn (hold) caused other traffic to be delayed. I said that I was sorry but had thought the clearance required/allowed the full procedure. In hindsight I should have asked the controller if the full procedure was required/allowed. Also, it would have been helpful and prevented the misunderstanding if he had said 'no procedure turn' at the time he cleared me for the approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT VECTORED FOR VOR APCH COMPLETES PROC TURN IN ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS BEING RADAR VECTORED BY NY APCH TO THE KINGSTON VOR FOR THE VOR-A APCH. 3 MI W OF THE VOR I WAS CLRED FOR THE APCH AND A FREQ CHANGE TO THE MILLBROOK CTAF. I FLEW THE FULL APCH AND LANDED. I CALLED NY APCH TO CANCEL IFR AND THE CTLR ASKED IF I HAD FLOWN THE PROC TURN. I SAID YES. HE SAID I SHOULD NOT HAVE, AND THAT MY FLYING THE PROC TURN (HOLD) CAUSED OTHER TFC TO BE DELAYED. I SAID THAT I WAS SORRY BUT HAD THOUGHT THE CLRNC REQUIRED/ALLOWED THE FULL PROC. IN HINDSIGHT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE CTLR IF THE FULL PROC WAS REQUIRED/ALLOWED. ALSO, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL AND PREVENTED THE MISUNDERSTANDING IF HE HAD SAID 'NO PROC TURN' AT THE TIME HE CLRED ME FOR THE APCH.

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.