<< >> NASA ASRS Report 432100, March 1999

A C172 pilot departs mrb, wv, at his void time and ponders over the time delay that occurred between his initial call to iad approach control to his second call. Controller at that time mentioned his void time and added, 'radar contact.'

Attributes
ACN	432100
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mrb.airport
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	432100
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing mrb for hpn on instrument flight plan. Was given a clearance void time of AB04. Started takeoff roll right at AB04 and contacted dulles approach about 1 min thereafter. Dulles acknowledged my call, but nothing else. After a few mins, I called again and asked 'do you have me?' dulles answered that my clearance void time was XA04, then said 'radar contact.' I suspect dulles departure forgot my initial contact immediately after departing mrb.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT DEPARTS MRB, WV, AT HIS VOID TIME AND PONDERS OVER THE TIME DELAY THAT OCCURRED BTWN HIS INITIAL CALL TO IAD APCH CTL TO HIS SECOND CALL. CTLR AT THAT TIME MENTIONED HIS VOID TIME AND ADDED, 'RADAR CONTACT.'

Narrative: DEPARTING MRB FOR HPN ON INST FLT PLAN. WAS GIVEN A CLRNC VOID TIME OF AB04. STARTED TKOF ROLL RIGHT AT AB04 AND CONTACTED DULLES APCH ABOUT 1 MIN THEREAFTER. DULLES ACKNOWLEDGED MY CALL, BUT NOTHING ELSE. AFTER A FEW MINS, I CALLED AGAIN AND ASKED 'DO YOU HAVE ME?' DULLES ANSWERED THAT MY CLRNC VOID TIME WAS XA04, THEN SAID 'RADAR CONTACT.' I SUSPECT DULLES DEP FORGOT MY INITIAL CONTACT IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTING MRB.

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.