Incorrect GPS flight plan entry by low experienced small aircraft cirrus pilot results in a S56 terr...

Attributes
ACN	574926
Time
Date	200302
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 315 flight time type : 315
ASRS Report	574926
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : msaw other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was returning from the salt lake area to ykm. Received the following IFR clearance -- cleared ykm via salt lake 8 departure -- V101 -- maltt -- direct twin falls as filed. Climb and maintain 10000 ft. Programmed the flight plan into the garmin 430 prior to taxi. Departed runway 35 and was reminded to fly heading 340 degrees as per SL8 departure. Around 8000 ft MSL, saw some clouds ahead, 9,000-11000 ft and asked to continue climb to 12000 ft. Entered IMC approximately 9500 ft. The controller was apparently not able to provide higher, but issued 'proceed direct ogden, join V101.' reached down to the garmin and entered 'direct odg' and switched the autoplt from heading mode to navigation/GPS mode. Ogden is ogd not odg. Was IMC didn't catch the mistake. Should have been heading northwest and was turning east instead. The controller responded within a min that there was a terrain warning on his system and gave me an immediate vector back to the northwest. Assumed I had turned too early or he had vectored me incorrectly, not that I was going the wrong way. Once on the assigned course, the controller again gave me direct ogden, and since it was still up on the garmin, I hit direct again, which was still set on odg. Immediately the controller responded that I was heading for terrain and asked if I knew where ogden was. I looked down and noticed my mistake, quickly corrected it, and proceeded direct ogd. I was expecting radar vectors to join V101 between slc and maltt and didn't have ogd in my thought process. Should have just scrolled to the flp portion and selected ogd rather than try to enter it while in IMC. Wrongly assumed I had gone by ogden somehow and was being turned east by the controller. Should have been more aware of my location and direction of flight. Probably 101 ways to identify ogden in my plane and somehow I came up with enid, ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INCORRECT GPS FLT PLAN ENTRY BY LOW EXPERIENCED SMA CIRRUS PLT RESULTS IN A S56 TERRAIN ALERT DUE TO INCORRECT FLOWN COURSE BEFORE BEING CORRECTED BY PLT AFTER DEPING SLC.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING FROM THE SALT LAKE AREA TO YKM. RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING IFR CLRNC -- CLRED YKM VIA SALT LAKE 8 DEP -- V101 -- MALTT -- DIRECT TWIN FALLS AS FILED. CLB AND MAINTAIN 10000 FT. PROGRAMMED THE FLT PLAN INTO THE GARMIN 430 PRIOR TO TAXI. DEPARTED RWY 35 AND WAS REMINDED TO FLY HDG 340 DEGS AS PER SL8 DEP. AROUND 8000 FT MSL, SAW SOME CLOUDS AHEAD, 9,000-11000 FT AND ASKED TO CONTINUE CLB TO 12000 FT. ENTERED IMC APPROX 9500 FT. THE CTLR WAS APPARENTLY NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE HIGHER, BUT ISSUED 'PROCEED DIRECT OGDEN, JOIN V101.' REACHED DOWN TO THE GARMIN AND ENTERED 'DIRECT ODG' AND SWITCHED THE AUTOPLT FROM HDG MODE TO NAV/GPS MODE. OGDEN IS OGD NOT ODG. WAS IMC DIDN'T CATCH THE MISTAKE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN HEADING NW AND WAS TURNING E INSTEAD. THE CTLR RESPONDED WITHIN A MIN THAT THERE WAS A TERRAIN WARNING ON HIS SYS AND GAVE ME AN IMMEDIATE VECTOR BACK TO THE NW. ASSUMED I HAD TURNED TOO EARLY OR HE HAD VECTORED ME INCORRECTLY, NOT THAT I WAS GOING THE WRONG WAY. ONCE ON THE ASSIGNED COURSE, THE CTLR AGAIN GAVE ME DIRECT OGDEN, AND SINCE IT WAS STILL UP ON THE GARMIN, I HIT DIRECT AGAIN, WHICH WAS STILL SET ON ODG. IMMEDIATELY THE CTLR RESPONDED THAT I WAS HEADING FOR TERRAIN AND ASKED IF I KNEW WHERE OGDEN WAS. I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED MY MISTAKE, QUICKLY CORRECTED IT, AND PROCEEDED DIRECT OGD. I WAS EXPECTING RADAR VECTORS TO JOIN V101 BTWN SLC AND MALTT AND DIDN'T HAVE OGD IN MY THOUGHT PROCESS. SHOULD HAVE JUST SCROLLED TO THE FLP PORTION AND SELECTED OGD RATHER THAN TRY TO ENTER IT WHILE IN IMC. WRONGLY ASSUMED I HAD GONE BY OGDEN SOMEHOW AND WAS BEING TURNED E BY THE CTLR. SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE OF MY LOCATION AND DIRECTION OF FLT. PROBABLY 101 WAYS TO IDENT OGDEN IN MY PLANE AND SOMEHOW I CAME UP WITH ENID, OK.

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.

Incorrect GPS flight plan entry by low experienced small aircraft cirrus pilot results in a S56 terrain alert due to incorrect flown course before being corrected by pilot after deping slc.