Small aircraft pilot departs departure airport with wrong clearance, one relative to his destination airport and goes IMC in VFR flight while trying to sort out the flight plan filed error with approach control.

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Attributes
ACN	192782
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1go
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tol
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 338 flight time type : 116
ASRS Report	192782
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

*Reporter departed the departure airport, having been informed the clearance delivery frequency was OTS. Reporter did not note that the clearance received with a void time was for his destination airport. After departure he attempted contact on the given frequency, which of course was wrong and in the ensuing delay flew into clouds prior to getting his requested IFR flight plan activated. Had not noticed the problem until airborne.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT DEPARTS DEP ARPT WITH WRONG CLRNC, ONE RELATIVE TO HIS DEST ARPT AND GOES IMC IN VFR FLT WHILE TRYING TO SORT OUT THE FLT PLAN FILED ERROR WITH APCH CTL.

Narrative: *RPTR DEPARTED THE DEP ARPT, HAVING BEEN INFORMED THE CLRNC DELIVERY FREQ WAS OTS. RPTR DID NOT NOTE THAT THE CLRNC RECEIVED WITH A VOID TIME WAS FOR HIS DEST ARPT. AFTER DEP HE ATTEMPTED CONTACT ON THE GIVEN FREQ, WHICH OF COURSE WAS WRONG AND IN THE ENSUING DELAY FLEW INTO CLOUDS PRIOR TO GETTING HIS REQUESTED IFR FLT PLAN ACTIVATED. HAD NOT NOTICED THE PROBLEM UNTIL AIRBORNE.

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.