No real anomaly occurred, just confusion regarding clearance and different vectors issued by ATC.

Attributes
ACN	332570
Time
Date	199604
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	332570
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On radar vectors 200 degree heading 4000 ft, thought clearance was to intercept V25. Frequency change was made turning to intercept V25. Next controller gave a vector 140 degrees. Asked about prior vector which made me wonder if she knew I had been turning to V25. No more said. Unsure now if cleared to intercept V25 or not. Actually unsure if any problem. A lot of frequency congestion tower to tower clearance which they assigned. High single pilot workload in busy area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NO REAL ANOMALY OCCURRED, JUST CONFUSION REGARDING CLRNC AND DIFFERENT VECTORS ISSUED BY ATC.

Narrative: ON RADAR VECTORS 200 DEG HDG 4000 FT, THOUGHT CLRNC WAS TO INTERCEPT V25. FREQ CHANGE WAS MADE TURNING TO INTERCEPT V25. NEXT CTLR GAVE A VECTOR 140 DEGS. ASKED ABOUT PRIOR VECTOR WHICH MADE ME WONDER IF SHE KNEW I HAD BEEN TURNING TO V25. NO MORE SAID. UNSURE NOW IF CLRED TO INTERCEPT V25 OR NOT. ACTUALLY UNSURE IF ANY PROB. A LOT OF FREQ CONGESTION TWR TO TWR CLRNC WHICH THEY ASSIGNED. HIGH SINGLE PLT WORKLOAD IN BUSY AREA.

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.