<< >> NASA ASRS Report 514830, June 2001

C182 pilot on an IFR clearance off ftg is told by the den departure controller that he is on the wrong heading.

Attributes
ACN	514830
Time
Date	200106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ftg.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	514830
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was leaving ftg on an IFR flight plan. I had filed from ftg direct mile high VOR then direct gill VOR then direct cys VOR with a full stop landing at cys. As I got the clearance from den clearance delivery, the controller or delivery person seemed unsure of the clearance he wanted to give me. Ultimately, he cleared me as filed and to maintain 070 degrees and to contact departure after takeoff. I wasn't in the air more than a min or two when the controller started yelling. He asked me where I was going and that I was supposed to be on a 080 degree heading. I politely returned the call and said that I had been cleared as filed. He came back and said that he had not cleared me as filed and that he gave me a 080 degree heading when he told me to turn 080 degrees. There were no serious traffic conflicts that I am aware of. The rest of the flight was uneventful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT ON AN IFR CLRNC OFF FTG IS TOLD BY THE DEN DEP CTLR THAT HE IS ON THE WRONG HDG.

Narrative: I WAS LEAVING FTG ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. I HAD FILED FROM FTG DIRECT MILE HIGH VOR THEN DIRECT GILL VOR THEN DIRECT CYS VOR WITH A FULL STOP LNDG AT CYS. AS I GOT THE CLRNC FROM DEN CLRNC DELIVERY, THE CTLR OR DELIVERY PERSON SEEMED UNSURE OF THE CLRNC HE WANTED TO GIVE ME. ULTIMATELY, HE CLRED ME AS FILED AND TO MAINTAIN 070 DEGS AND TO CONTACT DEP AFTER TKOF. I WASN'T IN THE AIR MORE THAN A MIN OR TWO WHEN THE CTLR STARTED YELLING. HE ASKED ME WHERE I WAS GOING AND THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON A 080 DEG HDG. I POLITELY RETURNED THE CALL AND SAID THAT I HAD BEEN CLRED AS FILED. HE CAME BACK AND SAID THAT HE HAD NOT CLRED ME AS FILED AND THAT HE GAVE ME A 080 DEG HDG WHEN HE TOLD ME TO TURN 080 DEGS. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS TFC CONFLICTS THAT I AM AWARE OF. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.