Altitude deviation, wrong charts, ice encounter, wrong runway approach, wrong direction turn after t...

Attributes
ACN	173222
Time
Date	199103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ind
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	173222
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was at 2500' near ind when I decided to pick up a clearance. Level at 3000' when I lost 500' while IFR and center notified me. At 2500' I saw the ground and cancelled the IFR flight plan and returned to ind. Landed and picked up 20 gals of fuel. Small traces of ice removed. Checked WX and departed IFR to sdf. I believed there was an inversion and no ice would be encountered. At 500' (an inversion) was the altitude I thought best with warm air aloft. Ice was picked up and I returned to ind and lined up for 5R while cleared for 5L. I finally realized I was lined up for 5R and changed to 5R. On departure from 5 the controller told me to turn right to 140 degrees and I turned left to 140 degrees. I had no current maps or approach plates because I accidentally picked up my old maps from home and didn't pick up my new maps and approach plates from the airport hangar on my first departure from dpa. There were current maps and approach plate sitting on the table in the hangar at dpa. I failed to set the dg properly and was off 15 degrees on my heading. The dg was checked on the ground and worked fine. Also for the ice a PIREP said no ice encountered at 5000', an when I departed a second time I believed no ice would be encountered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION, WRONG CHARTS, ICE ENCOUNTER, WRONG RWY APCH, WRONG DIRECTION TURN AFTER TKOF, DG MISSET AND FLEW 15 DEGREES OFF HEADING. AN ALL AROUND BAD DAY.

Narrative: I WAS AT 2500' NEAR IND WHEN I DECIDED TO PICK UP A CLRNC. LEVEL AT 3000' WHEN I LOST 500' WHILE IFR AND CENTER NOTIFIED ME. AT 2500' I SAW THE GND AND CANCELLED THE IFR FLT PLAN AND RETURNED TO IND. LANDED AND PICKED UP 20 GALS OF FUEL. SMALL TRACES OF ICE REMOVED. CHKED WX AND DEPARTED IFR TO SDF. I BELIEVED THERE WAS AN INVERSION AND NO ICE WOULD BE ENCOUNTERED. AT 500' (AN INVERSION) WAS THE ALT I THOUGHT BEST WITH WARM AIR ALOFT. ICE WAS PICKED UP AND I RETURNED TO IND AND LINED UP FOR 5R WHILE CLRED FOR 5L. I FINALLY REALIZED I WAS LINED UP FOR 5R AND CHANGED TO 5R. ON DEP FROM 5 THE CTLR TOLD ME TO TURN RIGHT TO 140 DEGS AND I TURNED LEFT TO 140 DEGS. I HAD NO CURRENT MAPS OR APCH PLATES BECAUSE I ACCIDENTALLY PICKED UP MY OLD MAPS FROM HOME AND DIDN'T PICK UP MY NEW MAPS AND APCH PLATES FROM THE ARPT HANGAR ON MY FIRST DEP FROM DPA. THERE WERE CURRENT MAPS AND APCH PLATE SITTING ON THE TABLE IN THE HANGAR AT DPA. I FAILED TO SET THE DG PROPERLY AND WAS OFF 15 DEGS ON MY HDG. THE DG WAS CHKED ON THE GND AND WORKED FINE. ALSO FOR THE ICE A PIREP SAID NO ICE ENCOUNTERED AT 5000', AN WHEN I DEPARTED A SECOND TIME I BELIEVED NO ICE WOULD BE ENCOUNTERED.

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.

Altitude deviation, wrong charts, ice encounter, wrong runway approach, wrong direction turn after takeoff, dg misset and flew 15 degrees off heading. An all around bad day.