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Spi with a language barrier misinterps clearance and experiences heading track deviation which creates an unauthorized uncoord penetration of airspace in proximity of air traffic area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 191912 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rsw airport : fmy |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fmy tower : fmy tower : rsw tower : pmd |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1150 |
| ASRS Report | 191912 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 76 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 191848 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| 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:
I sent a student on a solo cross country to ft myers page field. Apparently there was a misunderstanding between the tower and the student. The student says he took off from page field and asked for a right turn out. The tower replied, 'ok, contact departure control.' he contacted departure control. They told him to climb to 2500 ft. He apparently flew over southwest regional thinking he had clearance from departure control. The student has a heavy spanish accent; however, on the dual cross country's he has been able to communicate within the ATC system effectively. I spoke with the supervisor at page field tower he said the student was told to fly runway heading, then contact departure control. During the frequency change the student asked for the right turn and thought he had clearance to turn. That is all the information the supervisor could provide other than the fact that the student had a heavy spanish accent. I feel this problem could have been prevented if the controllers had spoken slower to the student pilot and clarified the clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SPI WITH A LANGUAGE BARRIER MISINTERPS CLRNC AND EXPERIENCES HDG TRACK DEV WHICH CREATES AN UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE IN PROX OF ATA.
Narrative: I SENT A STUDENT ON A SOLO XCOUNTRY TO FT MYERS PAGE FIELD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING BTWN THE TWR AND THE STUDENT. THE STUDENT SAYS HE TOOK OFF FROM PAGE FIELD AND ASKED FOR A R TURN OUT. THE TWR REPLIED, 'OK, CONTACT DEP CTL.' HE CONTACTED DEP CTL. THEY TOLD HIM TO CLB TO 2500 FT. HE APPARENTLY FLEW OVER SW REGIONAL THINKING HE HAD CLRNC FROM DEP CTL. THE STUDENT HAS A HVY SPANISH ACCENT; HOWEVER, ON THE DUAL XCOUNTRY'S HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITHIN THE ATC SYS EFFECTIVELY. I SPOKE WITH THE SUPVR AT PAGE FIELD TWR HE SAID THE STUDENT WAS TOLD TO FLY RWY HDG, THEN CONTACT DEP CTL. DURING THE FREQ CHANGE THE STUDENT ASKED FOR THE R TURN AND THOUGHT HE HAD CLRNC TO TURN. THAT IS ALL THE INFO THE SUPVR COULD PROVIDE OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE STUDENT HAD A HVY SPANISH ACCENT. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE CTLRS HAD SPOKEN SLOWER TO THE STUDENT PLT AND CLARIFIED THE CLRNC.
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.