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Small aircraft pilot, training in progress, fails to adhere to ATC clearance. TA given but pilot starts a heading track to deviation that would have created a potential conflict less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lnk |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lnk |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 826 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 341630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 2200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Pilot was asked by ATC to continue flying upwind heading for traffic. Told us to pass behind traffic #2 for landing. Pilot responded to clearance but started to turn crosswind. I stopped the turn and said to fly upwind. He called approach to confirm and approach gave us a right turn to a right downwind to runway 17L. I believe that the pilot was complacent in his flying at the time. He had done patterns all his life and didn't think. Pilot had 2200 hours and a CFI in fixed and rotary aircraft. I do not believe a mishap was about to occur as ATC called traffic at 2 mi and 500 ft above.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT, TRAINING IN PROGRESS, FAILS TO ADHERE TO ATC CLRNC. TA GIVEN BUT PLT STARTS A HDG TRACK TO DEV THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED A POTENTIAL CONFLICT LTSS.
Narrative: PLT WAS ASKED BY ATC TO CONTINUE FLYING UPWIND HDG FOR TFC. TOLD US TO PASS BEHIND TFC #2 FOR LNDG. PLT RESPONDED TO CLRNC BUT STARTED TO TURN XWIND. I STOPPED THE TURN AND SAID TO FLY UPWIND. HE CALLED APCH TO CONFIRM AND APCH GAVE US A R TURN TO A R DOWNWIND TO RWY 17L. I BELIEVE THAT THE PLT WAS COMPLACENT IN HIS FLYING AT THE TIME. HE HAD DONE PATTERNS ALL HIS LIFE AND DIDN'T THINK. PLT HAD 2200 HRS AND A CFI IN FIXED AND ROTARY ACFT. I DO NOT BELIEVE A MISHAP WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR AS ATC CALLED TFC AT 2 MI AND 500 FT ABOVE.
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.