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A BE58 pilot has a problem understanding his assigned route clearance and the radial to fly to be in accord with his filed flight plan, ZHU, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 460430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : vuh.vor |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | departure sid : scholes 6 enroute : direct enroute airway : v70.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 460430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Departure point houston sugarland airport. ATC clearance read 'cleared vectors scholes, scholes 6 departure, victor 70 lch victor 20 micro direct lft.' after being cleared to 11000 ft altitude and direct scholes 6 departure, I intercepted the scholes 054 degree radial V70 to lch. ZHU asked what my heading was. I replied 055 degrees. He then asked me what radial should I be on. I replied I thought the 070 degree radial, thinking V70. I looked at the SID and came back to the controller with the 083 degree radial to metzy intersection. The controller then replied, 'continue on the 083 degree radial to metzy, I will have direct lft prior to you reaching metzy intersection.' I called ATC and stated that I understood that after scholes I thought that I was cleared via the vuh 054 degree radial to lch. I should have asked ATC if they wanted me on the 054 degree radial or the scholes 6 which is the 083 degree radial. Nothing else was said regarding the clearance interpretation. My flight into lft continued with no further question.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE58 PLT HAS A PROB UNDERSTANDING HIS ASSIGNED RTE CLRNC AND THE RADIAL TO FLY TO BE IN ACCORD WITH HIS FILED FLT PLAN, ZHU, TX.
Narrative: DEP POINT HOUSTON SUGARLAND ARPT. ATC CLRNC READ 'CLRED VECTORS SCHOLES, SCHOLES 6 DEP, VICTOR 70 LCH VICTOR 20 MICRO DIRECT LFT.' AFTER BEING CLRED TO 11000 FT ALT AND DIRECT SCHOLES 6 DEP, I INTERCEPTED THE SCHOLES 054 DEG RADIAL V70 TO LCH. ZHU ASKED WHAT MY HDG WAS. I REPLIED 055 DEGS. HE THEN ASKED ME WHAT RADIAL SHOULD I BE ON. I REPLIED I THOUGHT THE 070 DEG RADIAL, THINKING V70. I LOOKED AT THE SID AND CAME BACK TO THE CTLR WITH THE 083 DEG RADIAL TO METZY INTXN. THE CTLR THEN REPLIED, 'CONTINUE ON THE 083 DEG RADIAL TO METZY, I WILL HAVE DIRECT LFT PRIOR TO YOU REACHING METZY INTXN.' I CALLED ATC AND STATED THAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT AFTER SCHOLES I THOUGHT THAT I WAS CLRED VIA THE VUH 054 DEG RADIAL TO LCH. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED ATC IF THEY WANTED ME ON THE 054 DEG RADIAL OR THE SCHOLES 6 WHICH IS THE 083 DEG RADIAL. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID REGARDING THE CLRNC INTERP. MY FLT INTO LFT CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER 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.