Controller turned aircraft toward higher terrain.

Attributes
ACN	105209
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdm
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	105209
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Departure control unable to transfer over to next controller. Held to 1000' approximately 2 mi north pdm VOR, then given right turn to 110 degrees. I question terrain clearance (mount baldy) and told to steepen up turn, unable to approve higher altitude. Instructed once again increase bank. Rolled to 30-35 degree to comply after completion of flight I contacted approach supervisor. He was alert to the situation. It was an unsafe clearance with inadequate terrain clearance. Dangerous situation. It could easily have been a serious incident if we had just used shallow bank, or stronger south wind, or turbulence. Very common problem when unable to effect handoff to lax from ont.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR TURNED ACFT TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN.

Narrative: DEP CTL UNABLE TO TRANSFER OVER TO NEXT CTLR. HELD TO 1000' APPROX 2 MI N PDM VOR, THEN GIVEN RIGHT TURN TO 110 DEGS. I QUESTION TERRAIN CLRNC (MOUNT BALDY) AND TOLD TO STEEPEN UP TURN, UNABLE TO APPROVE HIGHER ALT. INSTRUCTED ONCE AGAIN INCREASE BANK. ROLLED TO 30-35 DEG TO COMPLY AFTER COMPLETION OF FLT I CONTACTED APCH SUPVR. HE WAS ALERT TO THE SITUATION. IT WAS AN UNSAFE CLRNC WITH INADEQUATE TERRAIN CLRNC. DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT IF WE HAD JUST USED SHALLOW BANK, OR STRONGER S WIND, OR TURB. VERY COMMON PROB WHEN UNABLE TO EFFECT HDOF TO LAX FROM ONT.

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.