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PA44 pilot obtains an IFR clearance for departure off an uncontrolled airport and departs without an ATC release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 582120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sop.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fay.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1525 flight time type : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 582120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Obtained an IFR clearance on the ground through the moore county airport rco (127.0), copied the clearance and read back the clearance to the controller. Apparently, at the end of the clearance, the controller had stated: 'hold for release.' I either did not hear the controller make that statement or missed writing it down. In my readback, I did not repeat the 'hold for release' instruction, but the controller replied 'readback correct.' I departed the airport in VMC and immediately upon climb out switched from the CTAF to fayetteville on 127.3 MHZ and stated 'seminole climbing through 1500 ft to 3000 ft.' at that moment, the controller replied with the question: 'were you given a release?' to which I replied 'negative...' at that moment, I realized that I had missed something. The controller inquired whether or not I had a flight plan on file. I replied 'affirmative...and I am in VMC.' the controller responded 'standby,' within about 5 seconds, replied that I was 'radar contact' and cleared me to 6000 ft and direct my destination. I realize that I missed an important instruction as a part of my IFR clearance. I should have occurred to me that at a non twred field, such as SOP with an rco at the field, I should have kept in mind that aircraft are to hold for release, just the same as at a twred field (as I do every time I file IFR). Contributing factor, but no blame intended at all, was the controller's reply 'readback correct,' when my readback was lacking in a piece of critical information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA44 PLT OBTAINS AN IFR CLRNC FOR DEP OFF AN UNCTLED ARPT AND DEPARTS WITHOUT AN ATC RELEASE.
Narrative: OBTAINED AN IFR CLRNC ON THE GND THROUGH THE MOORE COUNTY ARPT RCO (127.0), COPIED THE CLRNC AND READ BACK THE CLRNC TO THE CTLR. APPARENTLY, AT THE END OF THE CLRNC, THE CTLR HAD STATED: 'HOLD FOR RELEASE.' I EITHER DID NOT HEAR THE CTLR MAKE THAT STATEMENT OR MISSED WRITING IT DOWN. IN MY READBACK, I DID NOT REPEAT THE 'HOLD FOR RELEASE' INSTRUCTION, BUT THE CTLR REPLIED 'READBACK CORRECT.' I DEPARTED THE ARPT IN VMC AND IMMEDIATELY UPON CLBOUT SWITCHED FROM THE CTAF TO FAYETTEVILLE ON 127.3 MHZ AND STATED 'SEMINOLE CLBING THROUGH 1500 FT TO 3000 FT.' AT THAT MOMENT, THE CTLR REPLIED WITH THE QUESTION: 'WERE YOU GIVEN A RELEASE?' TO WHICH I REPLIED 'NEGATIVE...' AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZED THAT I HAD MISSED SOMETHING. THE CTLR INQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT I HAD A FLT PLAN ON FILE. I REPLIED 'AFFIRMATIVE...AND I AM IN VMC.' THE CTLR RESPONDED 'STANDBY,' WITHIN ABOUT 5 SECONDS, REPLIED THAT I WAS 'RADAR CONTACT' AND CLRED ME TO 6000 FT AND DIRECT MY DEST. I REALIZE THAT I MISSED AN IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION AS A PART OF MY IFR CLRNC. I SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED TO ME THAT AT A NON TWRED FIELD, SUCH AS SOP WITH AN RCO AT THE FIELD, I SHOULD HAVE KEPT IN MIND THAT ACFT ARE TO HOLD FOR RELEASE, JUST THE SAME AS AT A TWRED FIELD (AS I DO EVERY TIME I FILE IFR). CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, BUT NO BLAME INTENDED AT ALL, WAS THE CTLR'S REPLY 'READBACK CORRECT,' WHEN MY READBACK WAS LACKING IN A PIECE OF CRITICAL INFO.
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.