Atx small transport not passed clearance amendment by oak tower.

Attributes
ACN	143677
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak tower : oak
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	143677
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Before departing IFR in poor WX I received an amended clearance only reflecting a frequency change. I took off flying runway heading. There was no communication with tower through 1000'. I called and was told to stand by. No communication again through 3500'. When I called again, was handed off to bay approach 134.5. Bay approach was confused as to why I was on the runway heading. I explained that this was in my clearance. Bay then turned me toward my destination and told me to stand by again. They explained that the tower told me to fly a different heading after takeoff. Subsequent investigation with oakland tower showed that an amended clearance was given to oakland tower. This was during a shift change and the controller never changed the strip to reflect changes in clearance. Controllers do make mistakes too.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT NOT PASSED CLRNC AMENDMENT BY OAK TWR.

Narrative: BEFORE DEPARTING IFR IN POOR WX I RECEIVED AN AMENDED CLRNC ONLY REFLECTING A FREQ CHANGE. I TOOK OFF FLYING RWY HDG. THERE WAS NO COM WITH TWR THROUGH 1000'. I CALLED AND WAS TOLD TO STAND BY. NO COM AGAIN THROUGH 3500'. WHEN I CALLED AGAIN, WAS HANDED OFF TO BAY APCH 134.5. BAY APCH WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHY I WAS ON THE RWY HDG. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS IN MY CLRNC. BAY THEN TURNED ME TOWARD MY DEST AND TOLD ME TO STAND BY AGAIN. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE TWR TOLD ME TO FLY A DIFFERENT HDG AFTER TKOF. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION WITH OAKLAND TWR SHOWED THAT AN AMENDED CLRNC WAS GIVEN TO OAKLAND TWR. THIS WAS DURING A SHIFT CHANGE AND THE CTLR NEVER CHANGED THE STRIP TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CLRNC. CTLRS DO MAKE MISTAKES TOO.

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.