A cessna 320 pilot; cleared to depart teb via the ruudy RNAV SID radar vectors to sbj; instead took ...

Attributes
ACN	1012971
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	TEB.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skynight 320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID RUUDY 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18.7 Flight Crew Total 2150 Flight Crew Type 1291.3
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

My clearance was via the ruudy 4 departure; radar vectors sbj; thence... I wasn't given an initial heading or altitude; I briefly looked over the SID; but not close enough to realize there was a route with altitudes for the first few fixes. I had assumed; probably out of habit; and was expecting radar vectors to sbj as soon as I contacted new york departure. After departing and contacting new york they didn't give me a heading or altitude so I continued on the runway heading of 240; this put me left of the course to wentz and tasca. I believe I also climbed past the SID altitude; I was then cleared to a higher altitude but I had already gone past 2;000 ft which the SID said to cross tasca at. I think the confusion arose out of the terminology in the clearance; by using the words 'radar vectors' I incorrectly thought I didn't need to fly to any fixes in the SID; but would be given a heading to the initial fix of sbj VOR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Cessna 320 pilot; cleared to depart TEB via the RUUDY RNAV SID radar vectors to SBJ; instead took off and flew runway heading rather than the SID track and climbed at will.

Narrative: My clearance was via the RUUDY 4 Departure; radar vectors SBJ; thence... I wasn't given an initial heading or altitude; I briefly looked over the SID; but not close enough to realize there was a route with altitudes for the first few fixes. I had assumed; probably out of habit; and was expecting radar vectors to SBJ as soon as I contacted New York Departure. After departing and contacting New York they didn't give me a heading or altitude so I continued on the runway heading of 240; this put me left of the course to WENTZ and TASCA. I believe I also climbed past the SID altitude; I was then cleared to a higher altitude but I had already gone past 2;000 FT which the SID said to cross TASCA at. I think the confusion arose out of the terminology in the clearance; by using the words 'Radar Vectors' I incorrectly thought I didn't need to fly to any fixes in the SID; but would be given a heading to the initial fix of SBJ VOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A cessna 320 pilot; cleared to depart teb via the ruudy RNAV SID radar vectors to sbj; instead took off and flew runway heading rather than the SID track and climbed at will.