Narrative:

On nov/xx/96, I departed slc on a solo flight as a student pilot flying a twin cessna 340A aircraft. I have 465 hours total time as a student pilot, with over 300 hours in this particular aircraft. The aircraft is based at slc and is owned by a private company in which I am the principal owner. I have made approximately 170 departures from slc flying this aircraft. At the time of this incident, runway 34R was closed for repairs. I was cleared to depart on runway 35, which is east of runway 34R. After takeoff and during initial climb, I was given an instruction by slc tower for a left turn. I somehow misunderstood that instruction and interpreted the instruction to be for a left turn to the approach end of runway 16R, which is well to the west of runway 35. I later listened to the tower tape recording and learned that the ATC actually gave me an instruction to fly the approach end of runway 34L. I continued on my flight unaware of any incident. I was given no corrective vector heading by the ATC at anytime after takeoff, even though by my estimate the elapsed time from my initial left turn until I reached the approach end of runway 16R would have been about 1.3 mins.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PLT FLYING A C340 ON SOLO MULTI-ENG XCOUNTRY TURNS TO THE WRONG HDG AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ON NOV/XX/96, I DEPARTED SLC ON A SOLO FLT AS A STUDENT PLT FLYING A TWIN CESSNA 340A ACFT. I HAVE 465 HRS TOTAL TIME AS A STUDENT PLT, WITH OVER 300 HRS IN THIS PARTICULAR ACFT. THE ACFT IS BASED AT SLC AND IS OWNED BY A PVT COMPANY IN WHICH I AM THE PRINCIPAL OWNER. I HAVE MADE APPROX 170 DEPS FROM SLC FLYING THIS ACFT. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, RWY 34R WAS CLOSED FOR REPAIRS. I WAS CLRED TO DEPART ON RWY 35, WHICH IS E OF RWY 34R. AFTER TKOF AND DURING INITIAL CLB, I WAS GIVEN AN INSTRUCTION BY SLC TWR FOR A L TURN. I SOMEHOW MISUNDERSTOOD THAT INSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETED THE INSTRUCTION TO BE FOR A L TURN TO THE APCH END OF RWY 16R, WHICH IS WELL TO THE W OF RWY 35. I LATER LISTENED TO THE TWR TAPE RECORDING AND LEARNED THAT THE ATC ACTUALLY GAVE ME AN INSTRUCTION TO FLY THE APCH END OF RWY 34L. I CONTINUED ON MY FLT UNAWARE OF ANY INCIDENT. I WAS GIVEN NO CORRECTIVE VECTOR HDG BY THE ATC AT ANYTIME AFTER TKOF, EVEN THOUGH BY MY ESTIMATE THE ELAPSED TIME FROM MY INITIAL L TURN UNTIL I REACHED THE APCH END OF RWY 16R WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 1.3 MINS.

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.