ZFW controller described a terrain separation event when an IFR aircraft transferred from D10 failed...

Narrative:

Aircraft X was handed off to me from approach at 30 going to swi with approaches at gyi and dua in remarks. The aircraft was on a heading from D10 as per the LOA; I took the hand off and immediately called approach to get control because the heading the aircraft was on had him pointed toward an antenna tower where the MEA was 37 hundred feet. D10 did not answerer the line after three calls; I then attempted to turn the aircraft 30 right with no response. I attempted a second time and received a correct read back however; the aircraft did not comply. I then turned the aircraft to a 030 heading with no response. Then I once again relayed the instruction and then received a correct read back and once again the aircraft did not comply. Now the situation was imminent; and in my airspace so I turned the plane and climbed him to 40 immediately with no response twice! The third time I issued the clearance the aircraft read it back correctly but did not comply. My instructor the keyed up to relay the same instructions I gave to the pilot. It was then that the pilot complied. Not a contributing factor however; there was weather in the sector. If the pilot had been listening and complying with clearances; this situation would have never taken place.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZFW Controller described a terrain separation event when an IFR aircraft transferred from D10 failed to comply with instructions and D10 would not respond to inter phone calls.

Narrative: Aircraft X was handed off to me from Approach at 30 going to SWI with approaches at GYI and DUA in remarks. The aircraft was on a heading from D10 as per the LOA; I took the hand off and immediately called Approach to get control because the heading the aircraft was on had him pointed toward an antenna tower where the MEA was 37 hundred feet. D10 did not answerer the line after three calls; I then attempted to turn the aircraft 30 right with no response. I attempted a second time and received a correct read back however; the aircraft did not comply. I then turned the aircraft to a 030 heading with no response. Then I once again relayed the instruction and then received a correct read back and once again the aircraft did not comply. Now the situation was imminent; and in my airspace so I turned the plane and climbed him to 40 immediately with no response twice! The third time I issued the clearance the aircraft read it back correctly but did not comply. My instructor the keyed up to relay the same instructions I gave to the pilot. It was then that the pilot complied. Not a contributing factor however; there was weather in the sector. If the pilot had been listening and complying with clearances; this situation would have never taken place.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	969564
Time
Date	201109
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZFW.ARTCC
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Developmental
Person 2
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

ZFW controller described a terrain separation event when an IFR aircraft transferred from D10 failed to comply with instructions and D10 would not respond to inter phone calls.