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GA pilot reported being unable to reach ATC after departure; when radio contact was made; ATC advised the pilot of a possible deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1613856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SPG.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 595 Flight Crew Type 490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Departed spg on an IFR flight plan. Instructions from spg tower stated depart runway 07 turn left to 270 and climb to 1600 ft and then climb to 3000 ft and then 8000 ft. I departed and climbed to 1600 ft and immediately called ATC with no response; tried for another 5 min. With no response; I thought he was not able to hear me because we were too low; so I climb to my IFR flight plan instructions. Finally I was able to talk to the controller and he [gave me a phone number to call] with no instructions as why I had to call that number. Tried to call the number multiple times and the phone number is disconnected. This is the first time I have landed in spg and did not get clear instructions from the tower and ATC did not respond to my calls for 5 or more minutes so I proceeded to my assigned IFR flight plan. I think the air traffic controllers were overworked due to the temporary government shutdown and I did not get precise instructions from the tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported being unable to reach ATC after departure; when radio contact was made; ATC advised the pilot of a possible deviation.
Narrative: Departed SPG on an IFR flight plan. Instructions from SPG tower stated depart runway 07 turn left to 270 and climb to 1600 ft and then climb to 3000 ft and then 8000 ft. I departed and climbed to 1600 ft and immediately called ATC with no response; tried for another 5 min. With no response; I thought he was not able to hear me because we were too low; so I climb to my IFR flight plan instructions. Finally I was able to talk to the controller and he [gave me a phone number to call] with no instructions as why I had to call that number. Tried to call the number multiple times and the phone number is disconnected. This is the first time I have landed in SPG and did not get clear instructions from the tower and ATC did not respond to my calls for 5 or more minutes so I proceeded to my assigned IFR flight plan. I think the Air Traffic Controllers were overworked due to the temporary government shutdown and I did not get precise instructions from the tower.
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.