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In lieu of a canceled SID, an air taxi pilot expected ATC vectors rather his own terrain clearance responsibility (on the departure procedure), after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 317588 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alw |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse tracon : alw |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 317588 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The walla walla 1 departure has been canceled. Upon departing walla walla, I was instructed to contact chinook departure. I checked in and was handed off to ZSE approximately 30 seconds later. The whole time I'm climbing in VMC, runway heading, and waiting for a turn on course. When I couldn't reach seattle, I went back to chinook departure and was instructed to contact seattle. At that point I queried about a turn on course. The controller told me that I was expected to do the walla walla takeoff and IFR departure procedure, and that there has been lots of confusion. I wonder if the FAA could do a better job of instructing pilots what to do in the event of a canceled departure procedure. The FAA assumes that everyone knows what to do and in this situation, it's clear that there is a lot of confusion. They should instruct pilots to expect this procedure or plan on something else. This type of altitude on their part could kill people. I know I should have done a better job of preparing for departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IN LIEU OF A CANCELED SID, AN AIR TAXI PLT EXPECTED ATC VECTORS RATHER HIS OWN TERRAIN CLRNC RESPONSIBILITY (ON THE DEP PROC), AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: THE WALLA WALLA 1 DEP HAS BEEN CANCELED. UPON DEPARTING WALLA WALLA, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT CHINOOK DEP. I CHKED IN AND WAS HANDED OFF TO ZSE APPROX 30 SECONDS LATER. THE WHOLE TIME I'M CLBING IN VMC, RWY HDG, AND WAITING FOR A TURN ON COURSE. WHEN I COULDN'T REACH SEATTLE, I WENT BACK TO CHINOOK DEP AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT SEATTLE. AT THAT POINT I QUERIED ABOUT A TURN ON COURSE. THE CTLR TOLD ME THAT I WAS EXPECTED TO DO THE WALLA WALLA TKOF AND IFR DEP PROC, AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF CONFUSION. I WONDER IF THE FAA COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF INSTRUCTING PLTS WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A CANCELED DEP PROC. THE FAA ASSUMES THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO AND IN THIS SIT, IT'S CLR THAT THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION. THEY SHOULD INSTRUCT PLTS TO EXPECT THIS PROC OR PLAN ON SOMETHING ELSE. THIS TYPE OF ALT ON THEIR PART COULD KILL PEOPLE. I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF PREPARING FOR DEP.
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.