Narrative:

After requesting IFR clearance from clearance delivery at fxe (ft. Lauderdale executive) the controller read the clearance which I copied on a notepad. Reading back the clearance the controller did not acknowledge the read back but again repeated the entire clearance. Again I read it back and again the controller responded by repeating the entire clearance. Obviously I had misread the clearance back to the controller; however after reading back twice I was unsure of where my readback was incorrect since the controller had not indicated where the problem was. The controller put me on hold during which time I reread my notepad and found that I had switched two words in the read back that I had read from the notepad. The controller later came back; again reading the entire clearance at which time I read back the clearance correctly and proceeded to ground control. As pilot in command it was my responsibility to read back the clearance correctly. Since I was not told where the readback was not correct; it took three attempts for me to find the problem. In the future I will ask the controller to specify where the read back is incorrect if it is wrong and make corrections in the readback without repeating the process several times over.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reports of receiving clearance and having it issued three times because of an error in his read back.

Narrative: After requesting IFR clearance from clearance delivery at FXE (Ft. Lauderdale Executive) the controller read the clearance which I copied on a notepad. Reading back the clearance the controller did not acknowledge the read back but again repeated the entire clearance. Again I read it back and again the controller responded by repeating the entire clearance. Obviously I had misread the clearance back to the controller; however after reading back twice I was unsure of where my readback was incorrect since the controller had not indicated where the problem was. The controller put me on hold during which time I reread my notepad and found that I had switched two words in the read back that I had read from the notepad. The controller later came back; again reading the entire clearance at which time I read back the clearance correctly and proceeded to ground control. As pilot in command it was my responsibility to read back the clearance correctly. Since I was not told where the readback was not correct; it took three attempts for me to find the problem. In the future I will ask the controller to specify where the read back is incorrect if it is wrong and make corrections in the readback without repeating the process several times over.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.