Small aircraft pilot off course after takeoff, must take evasive action to miss buildings.

Attributes
ACN	293900
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ded
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	293900
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed deland airport runway 12. Was distraction in cockpit and blown off course towards buildings over which aircraft flew at low altitude. Had to pull up abruptly to miss buildings. Upon approach to dulles, controller gave heading correction of 300 degrees and misinterpreted 330 degrees. Came back on course after controller reconfirmed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT OFF COURSE AFTER TKOF, MUST TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS BUILDINGS.

Narrative: DEPARTED DELAND ARPT RWY 12. WAS DISTR IN COCKPIT AND BLOWN OFF COURSE TOWARDS BUILDINGS OVER WHICH ACFT FLEW AT LOW ALT. HAD TO PULL UP ABRUPTLY TO MISS BUILDINGS. UPON APCH TO DULLES, CTLR GAVE HDG CORRECTION OF 300 DEGS AND MISINTERPRETED 330 DEGS. CAME BACK ON COURSE AFTER CTLR RECONFIRMED.

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.