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An light transport air carrier aircraft maintained the wrong intended heading during initial departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 248583 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psm |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mht artcc : mmid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 248583 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight departed psm airport at XA21 local time on aug/sat/93 and was assigned runway heading on initial ATC/IFR clearance. At about 1500 ft on runway heading we changed frequency to manchester approach on frequency 118.8 as per psm tower. When approach answered we were issued a TA at our 1 O'clock position, 2.5 mi, at 2500 ft MSL, at which point we expedited climb to 3000 ft and greater (10000 ft clearance by ATC) and saw aircraft which was not a factor. ATC then questioned our heading (runway heading as per clearance) which he said should be 270 degrees, as per tower. Both pilots do not recall such heading as per ATC. Once en route, I contacted psm ground/tower to confirm such clearance (XB26 local). She said she normally checks when she gives the heading by marking her strip, which was not marked. Hence, this confirms our runway heading as per our IFR clearance. Considerations: same controller was operating psm clearance/ground/tower and rather busy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LTT ACR ACFT MAINTAINED THE WRONG INTENDED HDG DURING INITIAL DEP.
Narrative: FLT DEPARTED PSM ARPT AT XA21 LCL TIME ON AUG/SAT/93 AND WAS ASSIGNED RWY HDG ON INITIAL ATC/IFR CLRNC. AT ABOUT 1500 FT ON RWY HDG WE CHANGED FREQ TO MANCHESTER APCH ON FREQ 118.8 AS PER PSM TWR. WHEN APCH ANSWERED WE WERE ISSUED A TA AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS, 2.5 MI, AT 2500 FT MSL, AT WHICH POINT WE EXPEDITED CLB TO 3000 FT AND GREATER (10000 FT CLRNC BY ATC) AND SAW ACFT WHICH WAS NOT A FACTOR. ATC THEN QUESTIONED OUR HDG (RWY HDG AS PER CLRNC) WHICH HE SAID SHOULD BE 270 DEGS, AS PER TWR. BOTH PLTS DO NOT RECALL SUCH HDG AS PER ATC. ONCE ENRTE, I CONTACTED PSM GND/TWR TO CONFIRM SUCH CLRNC (XB26 LCL). SHE SAID SHE NORMALLY CHKS WHEN SHE GIVES THE HDG BY MARKING HER STRIP, WHICH WAS NOT MARKED. HENCE, THIS CONFIRMS OUR RWY HDG AS PER OUR IFR CLRNC. CONSIDERATIONS: SAME CTLR WAS OPERATING PSM CLRNC/GND/TWR AND RATHER BUSY.
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.