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A citation was cleared off a non radar controled airport as filed and didn't make the turn on course that the ARTCC radar controller was expecting. The citation pilot alleges the tower had given him a runway heading assignment, but interfacility coordination determined the tower controller never gave him that clearance. The aircraft was headed for a lower MVA than his altitude assignment and the ARTCC controller climbed the aircraft and turned him on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360897 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pih |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc tower : pih tower : cmi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Citation I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 7 controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 360897 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other 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:
A citation jet was issued a clearance through pih tower (VFR) to ida as filed maintain 7000 ft. Aircraft departed runway 21 and should have made a turn north to ida. I radar idented the aircraft about 1 mi north of pocatello VOR. After doing a few other tasks (the sector was very busy) I looked and noticed that the aircraft was still heading swbound at 7000 ft into a minimum IFR altitude area of 9000 ft. I issued a climb clearance and asked the pilot when he planned on turning toward ida. His reply was that the tower had issued runway heading. I called the tower and they denied issuing runway heading. This occurrence is just one of many that continues to happen at many of our smaller controled and uncontrolled airports. Acrs and GA are both guilty of not abiding by the published departure procedures. It is especially dangerous where radar coverage is minimal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CITATION WAS CLRED OFF A NON RADAR CTLED ARPT AS FILED AND DIDN'T MAKE THE TURN ON COURSE THAT THE ARTCC RADAR CTLR WAS EXPECTING. THE CITATION PLT ALLEGES THE TWR HAD GIVEN HIM A RWY HEADING ASSIGNMENT, BUT INTERFAC COORD DETERMINED THE TWR CTLR NEVER GAVE HIM THAT CLRNC. THE ACFT WAS HEADED FOR A LOWER MVA THAN HIS ALT ASSIGNMENT AND THE ARTCC CTLR CLBED THE ACFT AND TURNED HIM ON COURSE.
Narrative: A CITATION JET WAS ISSUED A CLRNC THROUGH PIH TWR (VFR) TO IDA AS FILED MAINTAIN 7000 FT. ACFT DEPARTED RWY 21 AND SHOULD HAVE MADE A TURN N TO IDA. I RADAR IDENTED THE ACFT ABOUT 1 MI N OF POCATELLO VOR. AFTER DOING A FEW OTHER TASKS (THE SECTOR WAS VERY BUSY) I LOOKED AND NOTICED THAT THE ACFT WAS STILL HEADING SWBOUND AT 7000 FT INTO A MINIMUM IFR ALT AREA OF 9000 FT. I ISSUED A CLB CLRNC AND ASKED THE PLT WHEN HE PLANNED ON TURNING TOWARD IDA. HIS REPLY WAS THAT THE TWR HAD ISSUED RWY HEADING. I CALLED THE TWR AND THEY DENIED ISSUING RWY HEADING. THIS OCCURRENCE IS JUST ONE OF MANY THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT MANY OF OUR SMALLER CTLED AND UNCTLED ARPTS. ACRS AND GA ARE BOTH GUILTY OF NOT ABIDING BY THE PUBLISHED DEP PROCS. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHERE RADAR COVERAGE IS MINIMAL.
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.