Atx small transport changes destination to avoid a departure delay.

Attributes
ACN	141361
Time
Date	199004
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ict
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	141361
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	141746
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft received clearance to depart ict for stl. As I taxied out I was told to expect a 1 hour departure delay to stl. I changed destination and received clearance to mci. En route to mci I again changed destination to spirit of st louis airport (sus). Controller issued clearance and told me no problem getting into sus. As we approached st louis terminal area I was told to give kansas center a call on the phone. The problem they had was why I did not take a departure delay at ict. Apparently wichita had not told them of my destination change. The controller said they would further look into why I 'beat the system' while airliners with 200 people on board had to wait to get in. Better communication between approach/departure controls and centers would remedy these problems. Thanks for the help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT CHANGES DESTINATION TO AVOID A DEP DELAY.

Narrative: ACFT RECEIVED CLRNC TO DEPART ICT FOR STL. AS I TAXIED OUT I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT A 1 HR DEP DELAY TO STL. I CHANGED DEST AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO MCI. ENRTE TO MCI I AGAIN CHANGED DEST TO SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ARPT (SUS). CTLR ISSUED CLRNC AND TOLD ME NO PROB GETTING INTO SUS. AS WE APCHED ST LOUIS TERMINAL AREA I WAS TOLD TO GIVE KANSAS CENTER A CALL ON THE PHONE. THE PROB THEY HAD WAS WHY I DID NOT TAKE A DEP DELAY AT ICT. APPARENTLY WICHITA HAD NOT TOLD THEM OF MY DEST CHANGE. THE CTLR SAID THEY WOULD FURTHER LOOK INTO WHY I 'BEAT THE SYSTEM' WHILE AIRLINERS WITH 200 PEOPLE ON BOARD HAD TO WAIT TO GET IN. BETTER COM BETWEEN APCH/DEP CTLS AND CENTERS WOULD REMEDY THESE PROBS. THANKS FOR THE HELP.

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.