Small aircraft accused of entering air traffic area without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	234618
Time
Date	199302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vps airport : 81j
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : vps tower : vps
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4975 flight time type : 3195
ASRS Report	234618
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : clearance delivery
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received IFR clearance from eglin AFB clearance delivery -- the facility to be used for flight plan clearance at destin-fort walton beach, fl. Was given squawk code and frequency for departure. Approximately 1 min after liftoff from runway 32, executed left turn, and while climbing through approximately 500 ft MSL, contacted eglin departure upon which a lady controller fairly screamed that I had 'busted the eglin air traffic area.' she stated that no release time had been issued for takeoff. I apologized and stated that I apparently had misunderstood instructions given me by the female clearance controller whom I had heard to say 'to departure 120.9 after takeoff, no delay.' while at this locale the previous evening, and that morning, I asked local pilots of normal procedures, and felt I had a good grasp of how to get the WX briefing at this non tower field, and how to ask for rtes, etc, while filing the flight plan for the ensuing 1200 NM trip. It appears that there is a possibility that I sometimes do not properly understand everything that some high pitched voices are speaking. Also, this situation, using a nearby military facility, is quite different when filing an IFR flight on a very clear day, and may have caused this older pilot to assume much more than I should have.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACCUSED OF ENTERING ATA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: RECEIVED IFR CLRNC FROM EGLIN AFB CLRNC DELIVERY -- THE FACILITY TO BE USED FOR FLT PLAN CLRNC AT DESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH, FL. WAS GIVEN SQUAWK CODE AND FREQ FOR DEP. APPROX 1 MIN AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RWY 32, EXECUTED L TURN, AND WHILE CLBING THROUGH APPROX 500 FT MSL, CONTACTED EGLIN DEP UPON WHICH A LADY CTLR FAIRLY SCREAMED THAT I HAD 'BUSTED THE EGLIN ATA.' SHE STATED THAT NO RELEASE TIME HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR TKOF. I APOLOGIZED AND STATED THAT I APPARENTLY HAD MISUNDERSTOOD INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN ME BY THE FEMALE CLRNC CTLR WHOM I HAD HEARD TO SAY 'TO DEP 120.9 AFTER TKOF, NO DELAY.' WHILE AT THIS LOCALE THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AND THAT MORNING, I ASKED LCL PLTS OF NORMAL PROCS, AND FELT I HAD A GOOD GRASP OF HOW TO GET THE WX BRIEFING AT THIS NON TWR FIELD, AND HOW TO ASK FOR RTES, ETC, WHILE FILING THE FLT PLAN FOR THE ENSUING 1200 NM TRIP. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT I SOMETIMES DO NOT PROPERLY UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT SOME HIGH PITCHED VOICES ARE SPEAKING. ALSO, THIS SIT, USING A NEARBY MIL FACILITY, IS QUITE DIFFERENT WHEN FILING AN IFR FLT ON A VERY CLR DAY, AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS OLDER PLT TO ASSUME MUCH MORE THAN I SHOULD HAVE.

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.