GA small aircraft turned inside airport boundary giving the tower an unappreciated buzz job.

Attributes
ACN	93979
Time
Date	198809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pvd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	93979
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was given a clearance by the tower to turn right on departure (and presumably I would be handed off to departure control). What I did was to take the clearance a little too literally and turn right within the airport boundary at approximately 500' AGL, bringing the aircraft over the terminal bldg. Tower would have preferred that I remain on runway heading until reaching the end of the runway, then turn right. My zealousness in clearing the area for larger and heavier aircraft should have been balanced by concern for those in the terminal who honestly must not appreciate seeing aircraft coming in their direction. Also, my performance was affected by my relative unfamiliarity with this airport and my experience with other busy airports where turns on departure are given for very real noise abatement reasons, because of noise sensitive areas adjacent to the airport. Absent specific directions to the contrary, I will follow the recommendations in the aim in the future for turns on departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA TURNED INSIDE ARPT BOUNDARY GIVING THE TWR AN UNAPPRECIATED BUZZ JOB.

Narrative: I WAS GIVEN A CLRNC BY THE TWR TO TURN RIGHT ON DEP (AND PRESUMABLY I WOULD BE HANDED OFF TO DEP CTL). WHAT I DID WAS TO TAKE THE CLRNC A LITTLE TOO LITERALLY AND TURN RIGHT WITHIN THE ARPT BOUNDARY AT APPROX 500' AGL, BRINGING THE ACFT OVER THE TERMINAL BLDG. TWR WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THAT I REMAIN ON RWY HDG UNTIL REACHING THE END OF THE RWY, THEN TURN RIGHT. MY ZEALOUSNESS IN CLRING THE AREA FOR LARGER AND HEAVIER ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BALANCED BY CONCERN FOR THOSE IN THE TERMINAL WHO HONESTLY MUST NOT APPRECIATE SEEING ACFT COMING IN THEIR DIRECTION. ALSO, MY PERFORMANCE WAS AFFECTED BY MY RELATIVE UNFAMILIARITY WITH THIS ARPT AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER BUSY ARPTS WHERE TURNS ON DEP ARE GIVEN FOR VERY REAL NOISE ABATEMENT REASONS, BECAUSE OF NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ARPT. ABSENT SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS TO THE CONTRARY, I WILL FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE AIM IN THE FUTURE FOR TURNS ON DEP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.