C172 pilot practicing approachs concerned about clearance limit when told to contact controller after approach for an approach to different airport. Contact was made as directed and IFR canceled.

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Attributes
ACN	441320
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad.tracon tower : cjr.tower
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 3625 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	441320
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I question whether we may have exceeded our clearance limit. The clearance was from hef to cjr but an in-flight request led to controller instructions to call him on the missed approach out of cjr for a possible ILS practice approach back to hef. He didn't clear us and we canceled IFR, but I am concerned of a possible misinterp of the clearance and his intent which could lead to a safety problem. There were no mitigating factors and the flight proceeded uneventfully other than that specific question.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT PRACTICING APCHS CONCERNED ABOUT CLRNC LIMIT WHEN TOLD TO CONTACT CTLR AFTER APCH FOR AN APCH TO DIFFERENT ARPT. CONTACT WAS MADE AS DIRECTED AND IFR CANCELED.

Narrative: I QUESTION WHETHER WE MAY HAVE EXCEEDED OUR CLRNC LIMIT. THE CLRNC WAS FROM HEF TO CJR BUT AN INFLT REQUEST LED TO CTLR INSTRUCTIONS TO CALL HIM ON THE MISSED APCH OUT OF CJR FOR A POSSIBLE ILS PRACTICE APCH BACK TO HEF. HE DIDN'T CLR US AND WE CANCELED IFR, BUT I AM CONCERNED OF A POSSIBLE MISINTERP OF THE CLRNC AND HIS INTENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SAFETY PROB. THERE WERE NO MITIGATING FACTORS AND THE FLT PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY OTHER THAN THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION.

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.