Narrative:

At acy airport on jan/xa/99 at XA58, ground told me to taxi from 1X to taxiway H, hold short of active runway 31 for landing traffic, and contact tower. Upon reaching 2X ground told me to stop and contact tower. Tower told me to hold there until landing traffic had cleared. Tower then told me 'aircraft X, cleared for takeoff and fly heading 310 degrees.' I then departed from 2X and crossed the active runway and turned to 310 degrees. The tower called me and said that's not what I wanted you to do. He said he did not want me to cross the active. I told him, 'I apologize, but you should have said fly heading 310 degrees, you are clear for takeoff.' he disagreed. My original request was to depart to the north.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROTORCRAFT PLT RECEIVES CLRNC FOR TKOF WITH HDG TO FLY AFTER DEP. CTLR COMPLAINS TO PLT WHEN PLT INTERPS CLRNC ANOTHER WAY FROM WHAT CTLR EXPECTED.

Narrative: AT ACY ARPT ON JAN/XA/99 AT XA58, GND TOLD ME TO TAXI FROM 1X TO TXWY H, HOLD SHORT OF ACTIVE RWY 31 FOR LNDG TFC, AND CONTACT TWR. UPON REACHING 2X GND TOLD ME TO STOP AND CONTACT TWR. TWR TOLD ME TO HOLD THERE UNTIL LNDG TFC HAD CLRED. TWR THEN TOLD ME 'ACFT X, CLRED FOR TKOF AND FLY HDG 310 DEGS.' I THEN DEPARTED FROM 2X AND CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY AND TURNED TO 310 DEGS. THE TWR CALLED ME AND SAID THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED YOU TO DO. HE SAID HE DID NOT WANT ME TO CROSS THE ACTIVE. I TOLD HIM, 'I APOLOGIZE, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID FLY HDG 310 DEGS, YOU ARE CLR FOR TKOF.' HE DISAGREED. MY ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS TO DEPART TO THE N.

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.