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Operational deviation. Delivery gave clearance as filed which did not include VOR flight was to proceed over before proceed as filed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 96332 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198810 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cae |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cae tower : cae |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 96332 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : clearance delivery |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
'Cleared as filed' maintain 2000' expect 170/in/10 min departure 124.9 a XXXX as filed was columbia, sc, direct (esi) direct. Harrisburg direct east texas direct (abe) after takeoff departure put us on a 70 degree heading and handed us off to jax center. Jax center then cleared us 'cleared on course direct sand hills VOR.' I questioned the routing change and was told that the clearance he had on us from cae was direct sand hills ect. Had the controller (jax) not included sand hills after cleared on course, we would have headed for kessel VOR with possible conflict of traffic. Later talking with columbia tower by telephone, they apologized for the mistake and said clearance delivery should have given us 'cleared to sand hills then as filed.' in this case the mistake was caught before conflict. Many times I am finding that when 'cleared on course' or 'cleared as filed' are given, the controller has different routing than we have. I am currently defending my actions and pilots license because of a prior instance when I was 'cleared on course' and rang the bells when I got within 4.8 mi of another aircraft. Center did not have the routing change we were given by the prior controller. Let's eliminate 'cleared as filed' and 'cleared on course' until we can be sure both of us know what that is.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OPERATIONAL DEVIATION. DELIVERY GAVE CLRNC AS FILED WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE VOR FLT WAS TO PROCEED OVER BEFORE PROCEED AS FILED.
Narrative: 'CLRED AS FILED' MAINTAIN 2000' EXPECT 170/IN/10 MIN DEP 124.9 A XXXX AS FILED WAS COLUMBIA, SC, DIRECT (ESI) DIRECT. HARRISBURG DIRECT E TEXAS DIRECT (ABE) AFTER TKOF DEP PUT US ON A 70 DEG HDG AND HANDED US OFF TO JAX CENTER. JAX CENTER THEN CLRED US 'CLRED ON COURSE DIRECT SAND HILLS VOR.' I QUESTIONED THE ROUTING CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CLRNC HE HAD ON US FROM CAE WAS DIRECT SAND HILLS ECT. HAD THE CTLR (JAX) NOT INCLUDED SAND HILLS AFTER CLRED ON COURSE, WE WOULD HAVE HEADED FOR KESSEL VOR WITH POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF TFC. LATER TALKING WITH COLUMBIA TWR BY TELEPHONE, THEY APOLOGIZED FOR THE MISTAKE AND SAID CLRNC DELIVERY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US 'CLRED TO SAND HILLS THEN AS FILED.' IN THIS CASE THE MISTAKE WAS CAUGHT BEFORE CONFLICT. MANY TIMES I AM FINDING THAT WHEN 'CLRED ON COURSE' OR 'CLRED AS FILED' ARE GIVEN, THE CTLR HAS DIFFERENT ROUTING THAN WE HAVE. I AM CURRENTLY DEFENDING MY ACTIONS AND PLTS LICENSE BECAUSE OF A PRIOR INSTANCE WHEN I WAS 'CLRED ON COURSE' AND RANG THE BELLS WHEN I GOT WITHIN 4.8 MI OF ANOTHER ACFT. CENTER DID NOT HAVE THE ROUTING CHANGE WE WERE GIVEN BY THE PRIOR CTLR. LET'S ELIMINATE 'CLRED AS FILED' AND 'CLRED ON COURSE' UNTIL WE CAN BE SURE BOTH OF US KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
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.