Pilot of a piper apache, PA23, exceeded IFR flight plan departure limit when he passed the seg VOR.

Attributes
ACN	480220
Time
Date	200007
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdt.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache)
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 : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	480220
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jul/thu/00, I received a clearance to depart penn valley (seg) with a void time. Upon contacting harrisburg approach, after departure, I was informed I was only cleared to the seg VOR, however I was told before departure my readback was correct and made no mention of the clearance to the VOR only. The departure controller informed me when I called after takeoff that I was 7 mi from the VOR, which is true. I was not aware that the clearance was only to the VOR. The controller, after informing me of the VOR only clearance, then cleared me to continue the flight. No evasive actions were necessary and no other aircraft were involved. However, it appears that I was not fully aware of what the controller was attempting to convey to me in the telephone clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER APACHE, PA23, EXCEEDED IFR FLT PLAN DEP LIMIT WHEN HE PASSED THE SEG VOR.

Narrative: ON JUL/THU/00, I RECEIVED A CLRNC TO DEPART PENN VALLEY (SEG) WITH A VOID TIME. UPON CONTACTING HARRISBURG APCH, AFTER DEP, I WAS INFORMED I WAS ONLY CLRED TO THE SEG VOR, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD BEFORE DEP MY READBACK WAS CORRECT AND MADE NO MENTION OF THE CLRNC TO THE VOR ONLY. THE DEP CTLR INFORMED ME WHEN I CALLED AFTER TKOF THAT I WAS 7 MI FROM THE VOR, WHICH IS TRUE. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CLRNC WAS ONLY TO THE VOR. THE CTLR, AFTER INFORMING ME OF THE VOR ONLY CLRNC, THEN CLRED ME TO CONTINUE THE FLT. NO EVASIVE ACTIONS WERE NECESSARY AND NO OTHER ACFT WERE INVOLVED. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT I WAS NOT FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THE CTLR WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONVEY TO ME IN THE TELEPHONE CLRNC.

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.