Pilot of a piper PA28 on a photo shoot turned back to his intended photo location without clearance, after being vectored by approach controller for traffic separation.

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Attributes
ACN	462020
Time
Date	200001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day.tracon
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 118 flight time total : 4996 flight time type : 4950
ASRS Report	462020
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued alert
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I called approach and notified them I had a photo site just inside the 5 mi airspace boundary. After receiving the squawk, the controller asked exactly where the site was. I informed him it was about 1/2 mi on my 12 O'clock position, and he called traffic on final and gave me a heading away from my site, and I complied. When I passed behind the traffic, I turned back on course to my site without notifying control since I was just about at my site. I realized my mistake when the controller pointed out that he had assigned me a different heading from my position. Even though I was at my site, I should have notified control that I was at that location, and should not have assumed it was ok to proceed after the traffic passed without first notifying control I was where I needed to be and asking if it was ok to proceed with the photos.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA28 ON A PHOTO SHOOT TURNED BACK TO HIS INTENDED PHOTO LOCATION WITHOUT CLRNC, AFTER BEING VECTORED BY APCH CTLR FOR TFC SEPARATION.

Narrative: I CALLED APCH AND NOTIFIED THEM I HAD A PHOTO SITE JUST INSIDE THE 5 MI AIRSPACE BOUNDARY. AFTER RECEIVING THE SQUAWK, THE CTLR ASKED EXACTLY WHERE THE SITE WAS. I INFORMED HIM IT WAS ABOUT 1/2 MI ON MY 12 O'CLOCK POS, AND HE CALLED TFC ON FINAL AND GAVE ME A HDG AWAY FROM MY SITE, AND I COMPLIED. WHEN I PASSED BEHIND THE TFC, I TURNED BACK ON COURSE TO MY SITE WITHOUT NOTIFYING CTL SINCE I WAS JUST ABOUT AT MY SITE. I REALIZED MY MISTAKE WHEN THE CTLR POINTED OUT THAT HE HAD ASSIGNED ME A DIFFERENT HDG FROM MY POS. EVEN THOUGH I WAS AT MY SITE, I SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED CTL THAT I WAS AT THAT LOCATION, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ASSUMED IT WAS OK TO PROCEED AFTER THE TFC PASSED WITHOUT FIRST NOTIFYING CTL I WAS WHERE I NEEDED TO BE AND ASKING IF IT WAS OK TO PROCEED WITH THE PHOTOS.

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.