Departed VFR with IFR flight plan filed. In arsa without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	115394
Time
Date	198906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca tracon : bwi tower : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5990 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	115394
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Received an IFR clearance in dca at approximately xx local time in 6/89. Departure instructions read heading 050, climb to 20,000'. In line for departure, I requested a VFR departure with the tower in order to avoid thunderstorms. Tower did not issue an amended clearance, or a new squawk, but cleared us for takeoff and issued a 050 heading. We were switched to departure control, who inquired as to whether we were IFR or VFR. We informed him we were IFR. We proceeded on a 050 heading at 2000' until approximately 7 mi southwest of bwi at which time dca departure terminated radar service and instructed us to squawk XXXX. We did as instructed and found ourselves inside of the bwi arsa without a clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTED VFR WITH IFR FLT PLAN FILED. IN ARSA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: RECEIVED AN IFR CLRNC IN DCA AT APPROX XX LOCAL TIME IN 6/89. DEP INSTRUCTIONS READ HDG 050, CLIMB TO 20,000'. IN LINE FOR DEP, I REQUESTED A VFR DEP WITH THE TWR IN ORDER TO AVOID TSTMS. TWR DID NOT ISSUE AN AMENDED CLRNC, OR A NEW SQUAWK, BUT CLRED US FOR TKOF AND ISSUED A 050 HDG. WE WERE SWITCHED TO DEP CTL, WHO INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER WE WERE IFR OR VFR. WE INFORMED HIM WE WERE IFR. WE PROCEEDED ON A 050 HDG AT 2000' UNTIL APPROX 7 MI SW OF BWI AT WHICH TIME DCA DEP TERMINATED RADAR SERVICE AND INSTRUCTED US TO SQUAWK XXXX. WE DID AS INSTRUCTED AND FOUND OURSELVES INSIDE OF THE BWI ARSA WITHOUT A CLRNC.

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.