Small aircraft pilot chastised by ATC for making contact one minute beyond void time.

Attributes
ACN	175813
Time
Date	199104
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 2150 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	175813
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departure admonished pilot for calling in 1 min later than void time. It took 2 calls to raise departure on 121.0. We did not receive current time in clearance. Feel that void time means you should be airborne by, not call departure by. Will by more careful in future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT CHASTISED BY ATC FOR MAKING CONTACT ONE MINUTE BEYOND VOID TIME.

Narrative: DEP ADMONISHED PLT FOR CALLING IN 1 MIN LATER THAN VOID TIME. IT TOOK 2 CALLS TO RAISE DEP ON 121.0. WE DID NOT RECEIVE CURRENT TIME IN CLRNC. FEEL THAT VOID TIME MEANS YOU SHOULD BE AIRBORNE BY, NOT CALL DEP BY. WILL BY MORE CAREFUL IN FUTURE.

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.