Tower controller failed to hand off IFR training flight to departure controller.

Attributes
ACN	168192
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pae
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pae tower : lga
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	168192
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

On a training flight IFR, received an IFR clearance on ground control. Clearance read: 'cleared to port angles airport as filed, climb to 8000' paine 1 departure, contact ZSE 128.5, squawk (?), cleared to taxi to runway 34L A4 intersection, contact tower when ready and advised you have IFR.' after student preformed run-up and preflight at A4 intersection, student advised the tower he was IFR read for takeoff at 34R A4 intersection. Tower advised cleared for takeoff. Tower was very busy, and after takeoff runway heading, student contacted departure. Upon contacting departure, departure asked if we were IFR. We said that we were, and had an IFR clearance. Departure said that we did not. Tower had not called departure and advised them we were coming. I feel the problem was that tower confused our small aircraft with one that took off before us, VFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR CTLR FAILED TO HAND OFF IFR TRAINING FLT TO DEP CTLR.

Narrative: ON A TRAINING FLT IFR, RECEIVED AN IFR CLRNC ON GND CTL. CLRNC READ: 'CLRED TO PORT ANGLES ARPT AS FILED, CLB TO 8000' PAINE 1 DEP, CONTACT ZSE 128.5, SQUAWK (?), CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 34L A4 INTXN, CONTACT TWR WHEN READY AND ADVISED YOU HAVE IFR.' AFTER STUDENT PREFORMED RUN-UP AND PREFLT AT A4 INTXN, STUDENT ADVISED THE TWR HE WAS IFR READ FOR TKOF AT 34R A4 INTXN. TWR ADVISED CLRED FOR TKOF. TWR WAS VERY BUSY, AND AFTER TKOF RWY HDG, STUDENT CONTACTED DEP. UPON CONTACTING DEP, DEP ASKED IF WE WERE IFR. WE SAID THAT WE WERE, AND HAD AN IFR CLRNC. DEP SAID THAT WE DID NOT. TWR HAD NOT CALLED DEP AND ADVISED THEM WE WERE COMING. I FEEL THE PROB WAS THAT TWR CONFUSED OUR SMA WITH ONE THAT TOOK OFF BEFORE US, VFR.

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.