VFR small aircraft departing hnl deviates from standard routing.

Attributes
ACN	141231
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hnl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2900
ASRS Report	141231
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR departures at hnl for single engine aircraft are usually assigned freeway departure, maintain heading to freeway, follow freeway to koke head VOR, maintain 1500'. Often very turbulent. Asked clearance for shoreline departure. Usually reserved for twins. Clearance passed request on to tower and departure. Tower approved shoreline (clear of sand island and maintain 1500'. Did not specify close to shoreline. After passing sand island 150 degree, departure asked heading, I gave her 150 degree. She replied, should have been cleared along close to diamond head. I immediately corrected. Controller advised I had gotten in the departure path of other aircraft. I believe our departure clearance should read exactly the VFR route we should take.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR SMA DEPARTING HNL DEVIATES FROM STANDARD ROUTING.

Narrative: VFR DEPS AT HNL FOR SINGLE ENGINE ACFT ARE USUALLY ASSIGNED FREEWAY DEP, MAINTAIN HDG TO FREEWAY, FOLLOW FREEWAY TO KOKE HEAD VOR, MAINTAIN 1500'. OFTEN VERY TURBULENT. ASKED CLRNC FOR SHORELINE DEP. USUALLY RESERVED FOR TWINS. CLRNC PASSED REQUEST ON TO TWR AND DEP. TWR APPROVED SHORELINE (CLEAR OF SAND ISLAND AND MAINTAIN 1500'. DID NOT SPECIFY CLOSE TO SHORELINE. AFTER PASSING SAND ISLAND 150 DEG, DEP ASKED HDG, I GAVE HER 150 DEG. SHE REPLIED, SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLRED ALONG CLOSE TO DIAMOND HEAD. I IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED. CTLR ADVISED I HAD GOTTEN IN THE DEP PATH OF OTHER ACFT. I BELIEVE OUR DEP CLRNC SHOULD READ EXACTLY THE VFR ROUTE WE SHOULD TAKE.

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