Narrative:

When departing runway 4 at roc, the turbojet noise abatement procedure calls for 'fly runway heading to 1200 ft, then turn left heading 360 degrees, climb and maintain (assigned altitude).' air carrier X checked in with departure control at 1200 ft, flying runway heading. I immediately reclred air carrier X to maintain 9000 ft. Strip marking showed that this was the clearance originally given to air carrier X. There is a radio tower 3 mi north of roc that could have been a problem if the aircraft did not climb immediately. This procedure should be in a SID to avoid pilot confusion. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the report was submitted as a result of a recent incident where an IFR departure had been cleared to 9000 ft but stopped climb at 1200 ft. He said the pilot became confused with the clearance received from the tower and the printed takeoff and obstacle departure procedure. He said pilots are often confused with roc departure clrncs. As a result of the recent incident, he said the facility is looking at developing SID charts for roc.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEP CTLR AT ROC IS CONCERNED THAT A RADIO TWR LOCATED 3 NM OFF THE DEP END OF RWY 4 COULD BE A PROB FOR DEPARTING ACFT.

Narrative: WHEN DEPARTING RWY 4 AT ROC, THE TURBOJET NOISE ABATEMENT PROC CALLS FOR 'FLY RWY HDG TO 1200 FT, THEN TURN L HDG 360 DEGS, CLB AND MAINTAIN (ASSIGNED ALT).' ACR X CHKED IN WITH DEP CTL AT 1200 FT, FLYING RWY HDG. I IMMEDIATELY RECLRED ACR X TO MAINTAIN 9000 FT. STRIP MARKING SHOWED THAT THIS WAS THE CLRNC ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO ACR X. THERE IS A RADIO TWR 3 MI N OF ROC THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROB IF THE ACFT DID NOT CLB IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROC SHOULD BE IN A SID TO AVOID PLT CONFUSION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE RPT WAS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF A RECENT INCIDENT WHERE AN IFR DEP HAD BEEN CLRED TO 9000 FT BUT STOPPED CLB AT 1200 FT. HE SAID THE PLT BECAME CONFUSED WITH THE CLRNC RECEIVED FROM THE TWR AND THE PRINTED TKOF AND OBSTACLE DEP PROC. HE SAID PLTS ARE OFTEN CONFUSED WITH ROC DEP CLRNCS. AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT INCIDENT, HE SAID THE FACILITY IS LOOKING AT DEVELOPING SID CHARTS FOR ROC.

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.