Pilot fails to comply with assigned heading and altitudes.

Attributes
ACN	309300
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hvn
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	309300
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight IFR clearance N44 (toms river, nj) V-16 kennedy V229 radar vectors to tweed, new haven, ct. On new york approach at 5000 ft V229, given heading to intercept localizer tweed. Told to descend to 4000 ft and expect to go through localizer with vectors back to localizer, descend to 3000 ft which occurred while going through localizer. Then I was told I had descended to 2500 ft so I said thank you and returned to 3000 ft. Then I was given heading 340 degrees which I heard as 034 degrees. I said I am on 034 degrees and need more to the left. He said you are going away from localizer. I canceled my IFR to take 180 degrees and expect return to localizer 4 mi from intersection. Changed me to tower and I landed on runway 20 at tweed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ASSIGNED HDG AND ALTS.

Narrative: FLT IFR CLRNC N44 (TOMS RIVER, NJ) V-16 KENNEDY V229 RADAR VECTORS TO TWEED, NEW HAVEN, CT. ON NEW YORK APCH AT 5000 FT V229, GIVEN HDG TO INTERCEPT LOC TWEED. TOLD TO DSND TO 4000 FT AND EXPECT TO GO THROUGH LOC WITH VECTORS BACK TO LOC, DSND TO 3000 FT WHICH OCCURRED WHILE GOING THROUGH LOC. THEN I WAS TOLD I HAD DSNDED TO 2500 FT SO I SAID THANK YOU AND RETURNED TO 3000 FT. THEN I WAS GIVEN HDG 340 DEGS WHICH I HEARD AS 034 DEGS. I SAID I AM ON 034 DEGS AND NEED MORE TO THE L. HE SAID YOU ARE GOING AWAY FROM LOC. I CANCELED MY IFR TO TAKE 180 DEGS AND EXPECT RETURN TO LOC 4 MI FROM INTXN. CHANGED ME TO TWR AND I LANDED ON RWY 20 AT TWEED.

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.