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Pilot of a cpr twin turboprop made a delayed turn after takeoff instead of flying the departure clearance claiming tower frequency congestion caused his delay.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ftw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ftw |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 378910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff prior to being switched from tower to departure, an aircraft came on the air requesting instructions. This required an unusual amount of time considering the tower's response. I maintained runway heading while cleaning up the aircraft and setting climb power. Tower finally advised me to contact departure. A call to departure got no response. I began a slow right turn to 120 degrees as outlined in my clearance and again called departure and said that I was on runway heading out of 2100 ft. I should have said right turn out of 2100 climbing to 3000 ft. The controller immediately came back and asked who directed me to be on runway heading. Nobody I guess. My hesitation to turn was prompted by the chatter on tower frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A CPR TWIN TURBOPROP MADE A DELAYED TURN AFTER TKOF INSTEAD OF FLYING THE DEP CLRNC CLAIMING TWR FREQ CONGESTION CAUSED HIS DELAY.
Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF PRIOR TO BEING SWITCHED FROM TWR TO DEP, AN ACFT CAME ON THE AIR REQUESTING INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REQUIRED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF TIME CONSIDERING THE TWR'S RESPONSE. I MAINTAINED RWY HDG WHILE CLEANING UP THE ACFT AND SETTING CLB PWR. TWR FINALLY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT DEP. A CALL TO DEP GOT NO RESPONSE. I BEGAN A SLOW R TURN TO 120 DEGS AS OUTLINED IN MY CLRNC AND AGAIN CALLED DEP AND SAID THAT I WAS ON RWY HDG OUT OF 2100 FT. I SHOULD HAVE SAID R TURN OUT OF 2100 CLBING TO 3000 FT. THE CTLR IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK AND ASKED WHO DIRECTED ME TO BE ON RWY HDG. NOBODY I GUESS. MY HESITATION TO TURN WAS PROMPTED BY THE CHATTER ON TWR FREQ.
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.