BE36 pilot flew departure SID after being cleared to fly a heading for vectors on the mead 2 at las.

Attributes
ACN	523959
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : las.vortac
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : las.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	523959
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our clearance was after departure 175 degrees, radar vectors mead 2 departure, peach springs transition, out of las. We departed runway 19R and were told to 'fly 175 degrees, contact departure.' departure stated 'radar contact climb to 8000 ft.' I do not recall other instructions. According to the procedure for runway 19R, it states 'runway heading until reaching las 3 DME then turn right to a 360 degree heading. As we passed 3 DME we started the right turn, as we passed a 240 degree heading the controller stopped us and told us to 'immediately turn left to 150 degrees, traffic departed runway 25.' we turned to 150 degrees and nothing else occurred. Normally I would have asked the controller if he or she wants us to maintain this heading or execute the procedure. It might have been more clear if he had said something like 'maintain 175 degrees until advised.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 PLT FLEW DEP SID AFTER BEING CLRED TO FLY A HDG FOR VECTORS ON THE MEAD 2 AT LAS.

Narrative: OUR CLRNC WAS AFTER DEP 175 DEGS, RADAR VECTORS MEAD 2 DEP, PEACH SPRINGS TRANSITION, OUT OF LAS. WE DEPARTED RWY 19R AND WERE TOLD TO 'FLY 175 DEGS, CONTACT DEP.' DEP STATED 'RADAR CONTACT CLB TO 8000 FT.' I DO NOT RECALL OTHER INSTRUCTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE PROC FOR RWY 19R, IT STATES 'RWY HDG UNTIL REACHING LAS 3 DME THEN TURN R TO A 360 DEG HDG. AS WE PASSED 3 DME WE STARTED THE R TURN, AS WE PASSED A 240 DEG HDG THE CTLR STOPPED US AND TOLD US TO 'IMMEDIATELY TURN L TO 150 DEGS, TFC DEPARTED RWY 25.' WE TURNED TO 150 DEGS AND NOTHING ELSE OCCURRED. NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE ASKED THE CTLR IF HE OR SHE WANTS US TO MAINTAIN THIS HDG OR EXECUTE THE PROC. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE CLR IF HE HAD SAID SOMETHING LIKE 'MAINTAIN 175 DEGS UNTIL ADVISED.'

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.