<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1716081, January 2020

Light transport pilot reported ATC was confused as to their direction of flight after departure; due to a communication breakdown while picking up their IFR clearance via telephone.

Attributes
ACN	1716081
Time
Date	202001
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZAB.ARTCC
State Reference	NM
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

I called the center on the phone and got our clearance about 10 minutes before departure. 'As filed' is assigned but our filed clearance required us to take off from runway 17. Due to winds we had decided to takeoff from opposite runway which is 35. I explained that to the person on the phone and said we will takeoff from runway 35. He said 'ok.' I assumed that he would coordinate the information I shared; with their operations center/radar operators. After departure center controller asked why we were heading north.the cause was not making sure the information passed to the right people. We realized the lack of coordination and continued as it is. Flight center should coordinate if clearance is discussed/requested amendment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Light transport pilot reported ATC was confused as to their direction of flight after departure; due to a communication breakdown while picking up their IFR clearance via telephone.

Narrative: I called the center on the phone and got our clearance about 10 minutes before departure. 'As filed' is assigned but our filed clearance required us to take off from Runway 17. Due to winds we had decided to takeoff from opposite runway which is 35. I explained that to the person on the phone and said we will takeoff from Runway 35. He said 'Ok.' I assumed that he would coordinate the information I shared; with their operations center/radar operators. After departure center controller asked why we were heading north.The cause was not making sure the information passed to the right people. We realized the lack of coordination and continued as it is. Flight center should coordinate if clearance is discussed/requested amendment.

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.