Pilot of an sel small aircraft on IFR flight plan departure turned beyond ATC clearance heading to m...

Attributes
ACN	421447
Time
Date	199811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lhq
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	421447
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I make this trip at least once a month. IFR clearance always same, including 'enter controled airspace on heading of 100 degrees,' which is my on course heading. This time clearance same except for '...enter controled airspace on heading of 180 degrees.' I was in a hurry to get to family dinner -- I was late. I could not understand why the different clearance. I 'needed' to get 'on heading' quickly. I figured I would get the heading as soon as I called controller. I was cleared 'as filed' anyway. So, I just continued my turn from the west, through 180 degrees to 100 degrees as I called in. Controller questioned my heading. I responded 'but I was cleared as filed.' he stated I should have turned to 180 degrees and waited until I was given heading change to get on course. I guess deep down I knew that. But I was late and in a hurry. Also, it was a different heading than the usual clearance. I guess I rationalized to myself why I should indeed get on course as soon as possible because of my hurry. I should have followed the clearance properly since I did not know what other traffic was in the area that the controller was working. Even though it was VMC, the nose high attitude for climb out is sub-optimal for see and avoid practices.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA ON IFR FLT PLAN DEP TURNED BEYOND ATC CLRNC HDG TO MORE QUICKLY GET ON FLT PLAN COURSE CAUSING ATC TO INTERVENE AND QUESTION WHY HE HAD OVERTURNED.

Narrative: I MAKE THIS TRIP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. IFR CLRNC ALWAYS SAME, INCLUDING 'ENTER CTLED AIRSPACE ON HDG OF 100 DEGS,' WHICH IS MY ON COURSE HDG. THIS TIME CLRNC SAME EXCEPT FOR '...ENTER CTLED AIRSPACE ON HDG OF 180 DEGS.' I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET TO FAMILY DINNER -- I WAS LATE. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DIFFERENT CLRNC. I 'NEEDED' TO GET 'ON HDG' QUICKLY. I FIGURED I WOULD GET THE HDG AS SOON AS I CALLED CTLR. I WAS CLRED 'AS FILED' ANYWAY. SO, I JUST CONTINUED MY TURN FROM THE W, THROUGH 180 DEGS TO 100 DEGS AS I CALLED IN. CTLR QUESTIONED MY HDG. I RESPONDED 'BUT I WAS CLRED AS FILED.' HE STATED I SHOULD HAVE TURNED TO 180 DEGS AND WAITED UNTIL I WAS GIVEN HDG CHANGE TO GET ON COURSE. I GUESS DEEP DOWN I KNEW THAT. BUT I WAS LATE AND IN A HURRY. ALSO, IT WAS A DIFFERENT HDG THAN THE USUAL CLRNC. I GUESS I RATIONALIZED TO MYSELF WHY I SHOULD INDEED GET ON COURSE ASAP BECAUSE OF MY HURRY. I SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED THE CLRNC PROPERLY SINCE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER TFC WAS IN THE AREA THAT THE CTLR WAS WORKING. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS VMC, THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE FOR CLBOUT IS SUB-OPTIMAL FOR SEE AND AVOID PRACTICES.

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.

Pilot of an sel small aircraft on IFR flight plan departure turned beyond ATC clearance heading to more quickly get on flight plan course causing ATC to intervene and question why he had overturned.