GA small aircraft track deviation caused by clearance given not same as ATC indicated.

Attributes
ACN	97758
Time
Date	198811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mgy
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh tracon : day
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4250
ASRS Report	97758
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I filed an IFR flight plan with day FSS. The routing filed was from mgy then direct tvt and then radar vectors to destination cak. I received my clearance from day approach. It was 'cleared as filed.' I took off and was navigated direct to tvt. Day approach then switched me over to columbus approach on 125.95. The controller asked me if I was navigating direct appleton VOR. I said no, that I was going direct tvt. He said my clearance was direct ape according to his flight plan information. These VOR's are very close together. I think someone in FSS or approach wrote down the wrong VOR for my first fix. I reviewed my flight plan as it was filed and it said mgy direct tvt radar vectors cak.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA TRACK DEVIATION CAUSED BY CLRNC GIVEN NOT SAME AS ATC INDICATED.

Narrative: I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN WITH DAY FSS. THE ROUTING FILED WAS FROM MGY THEN DIRECT TVT AND THEN RADAR VECTORS TO DEST CAK. I RECEIVED MY CLRNC FROM DAY APCH. IT WAS 'CLRED AS FILED.' I TOOK OFF AND WAS NAVIGATED DIRECT TO TVT. DAY APCH THEN SWITCHED ME OVER TO COLUMBUS APCH ON 125.95. THE CTLR ASKED ME IF I WAS NAVIGATING DIRECT APPLETON VOR. I SAID NO, THAT I WAS GOING DIRECT TVT. HE SAID MY CLRNC WAS DIRECT APE ACCORDING TO HIS FLT PLAN INFO. THESE VOR'S ARE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. I THINK SOMEONE IN FSS OR APCH WROTE DOWN THE WRONG VOR FOR MY FIRST FIX. I REVIEWED MY FLT PLAN AS IT WAS FILED AND IT SAID MGY DIRECT TVT RADAR VECTORS CAK.

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.