Pilot deviation departed uncontrolled airport IFR without release from ATC.

Attributes
ACN	292059
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 12v
State Reference	WV
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 1138 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	292059
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

IFR flight plan filed with elkins FSS for XX30 EST departure from 12V to cbe. Called huntington clearance and huntington departure on the ground for clearance at 12V, a non controled airport. I thought that I did not have to contact ATC until above 3000 ft AGL. I had forgotten that ona has an air traffic area because of a day only VOR approach. Took off on runway 7, announcing attention on unicom and climbed to 2200 ft when I broke out on top. Called huntington departure for clearance. FBO was monitoring huntington approach so I knew there were no incoming planes. Cause of problem: my lapse of judgement that 12V had an air traffic area despite the fact that it was non controled and the MDA is 1500 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLTDEV DEPARTED UNCTLED ARPT IFR WITHOUT RELEASE FROM ATC.

Narrative: IFR FLT PLAN FILED WITH ELKINS FSS FOR XX30 EST DEP FROM 12V TO CBE. CALLED HUNTINGTON CLRNC AND HUNTINGTON DEP ON THE GND FOR CLRNC AT 12V, A NON CTLED ARPT. I THOUGHT THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO CONTACT ATC UNTIL ABOVE 3000 FT AGL. I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT ONA HAS AN ATA BECAUSE OF A DAY ONLY VOR APCH. TOOK OFF ON RWY 7, ANNOUNCING ATTN ON UNICOM AND CLBED TO 2200 FT WHEN I BROKE OUT ON TOP. CALLED HUNTINGTON DEP FOR CLRNC. FBO WAS MONITORING HUNTINGTON APCH SO I KNEW THERE WERE NO INCOMING PLANES. CAUSE OF PROB: MY LAPSE OF JUDGEMENT THAT 12V HAD AN ATA DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT WAS NON CTLED AND THE MDA IS 1500 FT.

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.