Narrative:

Pilot departed runway 26L, runway heading to climb and maintain 3000 ft MSL. Pilot was instructed to turn left heading 190 degrees. Pilot continued runway heading. I had traffic holding on the runway waiting for departure, and air carrier traffic on 6-8 mi final, the departure would be turning left heading 240 degrees per SID instructions. Pilot would not acknowledge radio xmissions until 3 mi west of airport. Pilot had broken 3000 ft restr and was at 4000 ft. Pilot finally acknowledged instructions to turn left.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT CLBED ABOVE PUBLISHED SID ALT RESTR, NOT HEARING ADDITIONAL CTLR VECTOR INSTRUCTIONS, RESULTING IN A PLTDEV.

Narrative: PLT DEPARTED RWY 26L, RWY HEADING TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 3000 FT MSL. PLT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN L HDG 190 DEGS. PLT CONTINUED RWY HEADING. I HAD TFC HOLDING ON THE RWY WAITING FOR DEP, AND ACR TFC ON 6-8 MI FINAL, THE DEP WOULD BE TURNING L HDG 240 DEGS PER SID INSTRUCTIONS. PLT WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RADIO XMISSIONS UNTIL 3 MI W OF ARPT. PLT HAD BROKEN 3000 FT RESTR AND WAS AT 4000 FT. PLT FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN L.

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.