Small transport accepts an IFR clearance, but flies a VFR departure procedure because of intrafac in...

Attributes
ACN	158541
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno tower : rno artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	158541
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation

Narrative:

On 9/sun/90, I obtained a WX briefing and filed the following flight plan: rno V165 vkm V4 sea V23 pae, 14000'. At approximately XX00 local I received the following clearance from clearance delivery: wash 2, as filed, 14000', 119.2 squawk XX46. The wash 2 is runway 16 localizer outbnd ot the 13 DME, radar vectors. The WX was good VFR. I contacted ground control and was told to taxi to runway 16R. 200' short I switched to tower and was told to cross 16R and hold short 16L. Just as my runup check was complete the tower asked if I was ready to go. I said yes, and was cleared for departure. At the end of the runway the tower gave me a left downwind departure and was told to contact departure control. I contacted departure control and asked him to verify if he showed me as on IFR or VFR clearance. He said he did not show me as IFR, but after checking with clearance delivery he cleared me onto the arwy as filed at 14000'. I was still in good VFR conditions. I intercepted the arwy and the rest of the flight was fairly uneventful. Basically I ended up accepting a VFR departure clearance from rnt tower in VFR conditions and an IFR clearance from departure control in VFR conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT ACCEPTS AN IFR CLRNC, BUT FLIES A VFR DEP PROC BECAUSE OF INTRAFAC INTERFAC COORD BREAKDOWN.

Narrative: ON 9/SUN/90, I OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING AND FILED THE FOLLOWING FLT PLAN: RNO V165 VKM V4 SEA V23 PAE, 14000'. AT APPROX XX00 LCL I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CLRNC FROM CLRNC DELIVERY: WASH 2, AS FILED, 14000', 119.2 SQUAWK XX46. THE WASH 2 IS RWY 16 LOC OUTBND OT THE 13 DME, RADAR VECTORS. THE WX WAS GOOD VFR. I CONTACTED GND CTL AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 16R. 200' SHORT I SWITCHED TO TWR AND WAS TOLD TO CROSS 16R AND HOLD SHORT 16L. JUST AS MY RUNUP CHK WAS COMPLETE THE TWR ASKED IF I WAS READY TO GO. I SAID YES, AND WAS CLRED FOR DEP. AT THE END OF THE RWY THE TWR GAVE ME A LEFT DOWNWIND DEP AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT DEP CTL. I CONTACTED DEP CTL AND ASKED HIM TO VERIFY IF HE SHOWED ME AS ON IFR OR VFR CLRNC. HE SAID HE DID NOT SHOW ME AS IFR, BUT AFTER CHKING WITH CLRNC DELIVERY HE CLRED ME ONTO THE ARWY AS FILED AT 14000'. I WAS STILL IN GOOD VFR CONDITIONS. I INTERCEPTED THE ARWY AND THE REST OF THE FLT WAS FAIRLY UNEVENTFUL. BASICALLY I ENDED UP ACCEPTING A VFR DEP CLRNC FROM RNT TWR IN VFR CONDITIONS AND AN IFR CLRNC FROM DEP CTL IN VFR CONDITIONS.

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.

Small transport accepts an IFR clearance, but flies a VFR departure procedure because of intrafac interfacility coordination breakdown.