<< >> NASA ASRS Report 119197, August 1989

ATCT local controller failed to coordination heading change of a departure with approach control. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	119197
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : srq
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : srq
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	119197
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Took off. Clearance changed within 50' of ground to a new heading. Told to turn right to 320 degree (was 360 degree turn). Another 300' of climb and heading was again changed to 270 degree. Controllers coming in and going out, were hard to understand, spoke softly and then loud. Had an aircraft take off right behind us. Seems controller wasn't sure what to do with us. Trying to get the airliner out. His clearance then changed again, there was confusion as to the heading and altitude. When handed off to tampa approach he wasn't sure what our heading or altitude should be. We were upset about the altitude question and handling, so was tampa approach. We questioned tampa of the confusion and nonstandard handling be saying it was the damndest deal we've seen in awhile.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT LCL CTLR FAILED TO COORD HEADING CHANGE OF A DEP WITH APCH CTL. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: TOOK OFF. CLRNC CHANGED WITHIN 50' OF GND TO A NEW HDG. TOLD TO TURN RIGHT TO 320 DEG (WAS 360 DEG TURN). ANOTHER 300' OF CLIMB AND HDG WAS AGAIN CHANGED TO 270 DEG. CTLRS COMING IN AND GOING OUT, WERE HARD TO UNDERSTAND, SPOKE SOFTLY AND THEN LOUD. HAD AN ACFT TAKE OFF RIGHT BEHIND US. SEEMS CTLR WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WITH US. TRYING TO GET THE AIRLINER OUT. HIS CLRNC THEN CHANGED AGAIN, THERE WAS CONFUSION AS TO THE HDG AND ALT. WHEN HANDED OFF TO TAMPA APCH HE WASN'T SURE WHAT OUR HDG OR ALT SHOULD BE. WE WERE UPSET ABOUT THE ALT QUESTION AND HANDLING, SO WAS TAMPA APCH. WE QUESTIONED TAMPA OF THE CONFUSION AND NONSTANDARD HANDLING BE SAYING IT WAS THE DAMNDEST DEAL WE'VE SEEN IN AWHILE.

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.