Cleared to climb on runway heading to 2000 ft. Then unable to contact ATC.

Attributes
ACN	258822
Time
Date	199312
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gnv
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	258822
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	259630
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Takeoff clearance received from gainesville FSS was to climb to 2000 ft on runway heading and contact ZJX on 134.4 (uncontrolled airport operations). At 1000 ft on climb out 3 attempts were made to contact center with no answer. Aircraft leveled at 2000 ft on runway heading with 1 more attempt to ZJX made. A short, broken transmission was heard, which led us to believe we were too low to pick them up. Approximately 10-12 mi off the departure end of runway 28 are 3 large towers. The largest 1050 ft high. Since we could not contact ZJX and due to the close proximity of the towers and power plant, we started a right turn to north and began a slow climb while trying to contact center. At 3500 ft to 4000 ft we were finally able to contact center on the second attempt after climbing and told them we were climbing out and turning north. The controller questioned our last clearance and the reason for deviating from it. We told him we were unable to contact him and that we had become concerned with the ht of the towers. We were given a clearance to climb and told to head direct to taylor VOR. Radar contact was established at approximately 10000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLRED TO CLB ON RWY HDG TO 2000 FT. THEN UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC.

Narrative: TKOF CLRNC RECEIVED FROM GAINESVILLE FSS WAS TO CLB TO 2000 FT ON RWY HDG AND CONTACT ZJX ON 134.4 (UNCTLED ARPT OPS). AT 1000 FT ON CLBOUT 3 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT CTR WITH NO ANSWER. ACFT LEVELED AT 2000 FT ON RWY HDG WITH 1 MORE ATTEMPT TO ZJX MADE. A SHORT, BROKEN XMISSION WAS HEARD, WHICH LED US TO BELIEVE WE WERE TOO LOW TO PICK THEM UP. APPROX 10-12 MI OFF THE DEP END OF RWY 28 ARE 3 LARGE TWRS. THE LARGEST 1050 FT HIGH. SINCE WE COULD NOT CONTACT ZJX AND DUE TO THE CLOSE PROX OF THE TWRS AND PWR PLANT, WE STARTED A R TURN TO N AND BEGAN A SLOW CLB WHILE TRYING TO CONTACT CTR. AT 3500 FT TO 4000 FT WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO CONTACT CTR ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT AFTER CLBING AND TOLD THEM WE WERE CLBING OUT AND TURNING N. THE CTLR QUESTIONED OUR LAST CLRNC AND THE REASON FOR DEVIATING FROM IT. WE TOLD HIM WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTACT HIM AND THAT WE HAD BECOME CONCERNED WITH THE HT OF THE TWRS. WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO CLB AND TOLD TO HEAD DIRECT TO TAYLOR VOR. RADAR CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED AT APPROX 10000 FT.

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.