Pilot of GA small aircraft gave his position as northwest of airport when actual position was northeast. Error resulted in tower allowing departing fgt's to turn toward the reporter.

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Attributes
ACN	179524
Time
Date	199105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mtd
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mtd
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	179524
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 7000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was handed off to martin state (baltimore approach control) tower, and I was prompted for location, intentions, etc. I inadvertently said, 'northwest of airport, inbound,' when I was actually northeast of airport. I had been monitoring tower frequency prior to handoff and knew about the 2 on the roll, and I watched them take off and turn northeast to south (toward me). I expected an advisory, got none, then was told that I was northeast of airport, not northwest. Feeling sick to my stomach, I apologized and ripped this out of AOPA aviation, went up to the tower and grovelled, and filled this out. Inadvertent positioning--I am occasionally dyslexic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF GA SMA GAVE HIS POSITION AS NW OF ARPT WHEN ACTUAL POSITION WAS NE. ERROR RESULTED IN TWR ALLOWING DEPARTING FGT'S TO TURN TOWARD THE REPORTER.

Narrative: I WAS HANDED OFF TO MARTIN STATE (BALTIMORE APCH CTL) TWR, AND I WAS PROMPTED FOR LOCATION, INTENTIONS, ETC. I INADVERTENTLY SAID, 'NW OF ARPT, INBND,' WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY NE OF ARPT. I HAD BEEN MONITORING TWR FREQ PRIOR TO HDOF AND KNEW ABOUT THE 2 ON THE ROLL, AND I WATCHED THEM TAKE OFF AND TURN NE TO S (TOWARD ME). I EXPECTED AN ADVISORY, GOT NONE, THEN WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NE OF ARPT, NOT NW. FEELING SICK TO MY STOMACH, I APOLOGIZED AND RIPPED THIS OUT OF AOPA AVIATION, WENT UP TO THE TWR AND GROVELLED, AND FILLED THIS OUT. INADVERTENT POSITIONING--I AM OCCASIONALLY DYSLEXIC.

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.