Narrative:

On departure from burbank airport using a SID I was turning to the departure heading to intercept V-186 vny VOR 095 degree radial. I turned to a heading of 120 degrees and noted that the 095 degree radial was to my left. I turned to the left to intercept it. ATC advised me that I was flying into higher terrain. They told me to turn right heading 180 degrees. I turned to the right and climbed to 4800 ft to miss the ground. 4000 ft was my assigned altitude. I climbed to miss the terrain which I was led to believe was right in front of me due to the controller's tone of voice. The terrain was missed and ATC gave me a new heading and altitude to fly. I was then advised to contact the next controller. At the time of this occurrence I was receiving the vny VOR with a positive indication.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX FREIGHTER PLT, APPARENTLY, USED THE WRONG DEP PROC FOR THE RWY THAT HE USED FOR TKOF. THE ALERT DEP CTLR HAD HIM TURN AWAY FROM HIGH TERRAIN AND EXPEDITED HIS TURN.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM BURBANK ARPT USING A SID I WAS TURNING TO THE DEP HEADING TO INTERCEPT V-186 VNY VOR 095 DEG RADIAL. I TURNED TO A HDG OF 120 DEGS AND NOTED THAT THE 095 DEG RADIAL WAS TO MY L. I TURNED TO THE L TO INTERCEPT IT. ATC ADVISED ME THAT I WAS FLYING INTO HIGHER TERRAIN. THEY TOLD ME TO TURN R HDG 180 DEGS. I TURNED TO THE R AND CLBED TO 4800 FT TO MISS THE GND. 4000 FT WAS MY ASSIGNED ALT. I CLBED TO MISS THE TERRAIN WHICH I WAS LED TO BELIEVE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE CTLR'S TONE OF VOICE. THE TERRAIN WAS MISSED AND ATC GAVE ME A NEW HEADING AND ALT TO FLY. I WAS THEN ADVISED TO CONTACT THE NEXT CTLR. AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE I WAS RECEIVING THE VNY VOR WITH A POSITIVE INDICATION.

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.