<< >> NASA ASRS Report 180447, June 1991

Government pilot on test flight activity fails to coordination climb procedure with ARTCC radar controller.

Attributes
ACN	180447
Time
Date	199106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vuh
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tracon : hou
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	180447
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Doing a maintenance functional check flight on a filed IFR from efd to vuh, a VFR delay of 20 mins out over the gulf to do the airwork required by the fcf, and an IFR pickup from scholes back to efd. I cancelled IFR with departure control and requested traffic advisories and flight following, departure control kept me on the same IFF code. I departed vuh on the 140 degree right at 10500'. I went to 15 NM to ensure I was outside the continental control area, and climbed to FL350 to complete the engine acceleration checks. As I was returning to ellington, I was informed that I was being violated for climbing above FL230 prior to being given permission.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GOV PLT ON TEST FLT ACTIVITY FAILS TO COORD CLIMB PROC WITH ARTCC RADAR CTLR.

Narrative: DOING A MAINT FUNCTIONAL CHK FLT ON A FILED IFR FROM EFD TO VUH, A VFR DELAY OF 20 MINS OUT OVER THE GULF TO DO THE AIRWORK REQUIRED BY THE FCF, AND AN IFR PICKUP FROM SCHOLES BACK TO EFD. I CANCELLED IFR WITH DEP CTL AND REQUESTED TFC ADVISORIES AND FLT FOLLOWING, DEP CTL KEPT ME ON THE SAME IFF CODE. I DEPARTED VUH ON THE 140 DEG R AT 10500'. I WENT TO 15 NM TO ENSURE I WAS OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL CTL AREA, AND CLBED TO FL350 TO COMPLETE THE ENG ACCELERATION CHKS. AS I WAS RETURNING TO ELLINGTON, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS BEING VIOLATED FOR CLBING ABOVE FL230 PRIOR TO BEING GIVEN PERMISSION.

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.