Small aircraft X N0N adherence to ATC clearance (track deviation). Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	202471
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pom
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : bur
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	202471
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X received pop up IFR clearance from ont TRACON direct pom V264. ATC asked whether I had intercepted V186. I replied in negative and was given a vector of 290. ATC asked me to read back clearance and I told him it was vectors to van nuys. In response to my query he indicated he would not file a pilot deviation report, as there had been 'no problem.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X N0N ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC (TRACK DEV). PLTDEV.

Narrative: SMA X RECEIVED POP UP IFR CLRNC FROM ONT TRACON DIRECT POM V264. ATC ASKED WHETHER I HAD INTERCEPTED V186. I REPLIED IN NEGATIVE AND WAS GIVEN A VECTOR OF 290. ATC ASKED ME TO READ BACK CLRNC AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS VECTORS TO VAN NUYS. IN RESPONSE TO MY QUERY HE INDICATED HE WOULD NOT FILE A PLTDEV RPT, AS THERE HAD BEEN 'NO PROBLEM.'

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.