Corp pilot being vectored turns wrong direction, causes conflict.

Attributes
ACN	185758
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1549 flight time type : 1262
ASRS Report	185758
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing rochester airport, I was assigned runway heading (70 degrees) and climb to 10000 ft. Departure control then asked that I turn to 310 degrees. Another pilot interrupted before my readback. Then in my readback, I either said 'right to 310' or just 'turning to 310,' I am not sure. About a min later departure control asked what direction I was turning. I said 'right'. He then informed me that I was supposed to turn left and that I had caused a dangerous situation to develop. The pilot of the other aircraft, which I saw pass below me, said that he saw the traffic and there was no problem as far as he was concerned. I think that this type of situation can be avoided if the controller insists that the readback is correct. Also, it would help if other pilots not interrupt between controller instructions and the readback.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP PLT BEING VECTORED TURNS WRONG DIRECTION, CAUSES CONFLICT.

Narrative: DEPARTING ROCHESTER ARPT, I WAS ASSIGNED RWY HDG (70 DEGS) AND CLB TO 10000 FT. DEP CTL THEN ASKED THAT I TURN TO 310 DEGS. ANOTHER PLT INTERRUPTED BEFORE MY READBACK. THEN IN MY READBACK, I EITHER SAID 'R TO 310' OR JUST 'TURNING TO 310,' I AM NOT SURE. ABOUT A MIN LATER DEP CTL ASKED WHAT DIRECTION I WAS TURNING. I SAID 'R'. HE THEN INFORMED ME THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO TURN L AND THAT I HAD CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO DEVELOP. THE PLT OF THE OTHER ACFT, WHICH I SAW PASS BELOW ME, SAID THAT HE SAW THE TFC AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AS FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED. I THINK THAT THIS TYPE OF SITUATION CAN BE AVOIDED IF THE CTLR INSISTS THAT THE READBACK IS CORRECT. ALSO, IT WOULD HELP IF OTHER PLTS NOT INTERRUPT BTWN CTLR INSTRUCTIONS AND THE READBACK.

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.