Rdu departure controller became confused with VFR M20 destination and provides vectors that resulted in a traffic conflict with a departing air carrier jet.

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Attributes
ACN	536436
Time
Date	200201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : rdu.vor
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rdu.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 G Statesman
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rdu.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70.3 flight time total : 381 flight time type : 76
ASRS Report	536436
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : clearance delivery
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Flight from rdu to lwb. Called clearance delivery 'VFR to lewisburg, wv....' obtained altitude, departure frequency and squawk, the destination may have been blocked or not stated when ATC gave the clearance. Took off runway 5R and assigned heading 070 degrees then cleared to 3000 ft. Several mins passed, then cleared on course which was about 330 degrees. After turning on course, a min or so went by, then the controller gave me a heading of 340 degrees and said they thought I was going somewhere else. In a few seconds the controller called traffic and told me to turn left to 270 degrees. Realizing they were confused, I focused on the traffic, saw it, reported it, and turned to 270 degrees. The traffic was climbing and I judged it would pass behind and below me, which it did. The captain of the other airplane asked ATC if the mooney was under their control? ATC said yes and that there was a mix-up about my destination. The captain of the other airplane stated that he would need to file a report since he did not see me and I was at his altitude and too close.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RDU DEP CTLR BECAME CONFUSED WITH VFR M20 DEST AND PROVIDES VECTORS THAT RESULTED IN A TFC CONFLICT WITH A DEPARTING ACR JET.

Narrative: FLT FROM RDU TO LWB. CALLED CLRNC DELIVERY 'VFR TO LEWISBURG, WV....' OBTAINED ALT, DEP FREQ AND SQUAWK, THE DEST MAY HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OR NOT STATED WHEN ATC GAVE THE CLRNC. TOOK OFF RWY 5R AND ASSIGNED HDG 070 DEGS THEN CLRED TO 3000 FT. SEVERAL MINS PASSED, THEN CLRED ON COURSE WHICH WAS ABOUT 330 DEGS. AFTER TURNING ON COURSE, A MIN OR SO WENT BY, THEN THE CTLR GAVE ME A HDG OF 340 DEGS AND SAID THEY THOUGHT I WAS GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE. IN A FEW SECONDS THE CTLR CALLED TFC AND TOLD ME TO TURN L TO 270 DEGS. REALIZING THEY WERE CONFUSED, I FOCUSED ON THE TFC, SAW IT, RPTED IT, AND TURNED TO 270 DEGS. THE TFC WAS CLBING AND I JUDGED IT WOULD PASS BEHIND AND BELOW ME, WHICH IT DID. THE CAPT OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE ASKED ATC IF THE MOONEY WAS UNDER THEIR CTL? ATC SAID YES AND THAT THERE WAS A MIX-UP ABOUT MY DEST. THE CAPT OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE STATED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO FILE A RPT SINCE HE DID NOT SEE ME AND I WAS AT HIS ALT AND TOO CLOSE.

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.