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A helicopter pilot is cleared by psp tower as requested to take off north and then fly east. Pilot crossed runway when turing east causing controversy between controller and pilot as to what is considered east.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psp.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : psp.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 637920 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
We contacted psp tower and requested east departure to an area 5 mi east of the airport, liftoff to the north into the wind and then turn east. Tower cleared us as requested and we departed north along taxiway west to an altitude of about 50 ft and then turned east, across both runways. Tower told us to request permission to cross runways before doing so. We replied that we had requested east departure and were cleared for that. Tower said we were not going east and that east was along the runways, not crossing. This made no sense as the runway headings are both 310/130. See diagram.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HELI PLT IS CLRED BY PSP TWR AS REQUESTED TO TAKE OFF N AND THEN FLY E. PLT CROSSED RWY WHEN TURING E CAUSING CONTROVERSY BTWN CTLR AND PLT AS TO WHAT IS CONSIDERED E.
Narrative: WE CONTACTED PSP TWR AND REQUESTED E DEP TO AN AREA 5 MI E OF THE ARPT, LIFTOFF TO THE N INTO THE WIND AND THEN TURN E. TWR CLRED US AS REQUESTED AND WE DEPARTED N ALONG TXWY W TO AN ALT OF ABOUT 50 FT AND THEN TURNED E, ACROSS BOTH RWYS. TWR TOLD US TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO CROSS RWYS BEFORE DOING SO. WE REPLIED THAT WE HAD REQUESTED E DEP AND WERE CLRED FOR THAT. TWR SAID WE WERE NOT GOING E AND THAT E WAS ALONG THE RWYS, NOT XING. THIS MADE NO SENSE AS THE RWY HDGS ARE BOTH 310/130. SEE DIAGRAM.
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.