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Medium large transport crew followed their clearance to go direct to wakem, only to be chastised by the controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : vwv.vor |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : wakem 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 472900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Was cleared to descend at wakem intersection on the wakem 2 arrival (cle) as per my flight plan it was also my clearance limit. 10 mi northwest of elija and passing through FL180, center cleared me to wakem. I read back cleared direct to wakem (2 times) with no response. I then proceeded direct to wakem intersection. Upon doing so, got a tongue lashing from the center. I was never near another aircraft. There was not one around. I feel that the FAA used language that was a set-up to fail. When they clear us to an intersection that is what it means.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG CREW FOLLOWED THEIR CLRNC TO GO DIRECT TO WAKEM, ONLY TO BE CHASTISED BY THE CTLR.
Narrative: WAS CLRED TO DSND AT WAKEM INTXN ON THE WAKEM 2 ARR (CLE) AS PER MY FLT PLAN IT WAS ALSO MY CLRNC LIMIT. 10 MI NW OF ELIJA AND PASSING THROUGH FL180, CTR CLRED ME TO WAKEM. I READ BACK CLRED DIRECT TO WAKEM (2 TIMES) WITH NO RESPONSE. I THEN PROCEEDED DIRECT TO WAKEM INTXN. UPON DOING SO, GOT A TONGUE LASHING FROM THE CTR. I WAS NEVER NEAR ANOTHER ACFT. THERE WAS NOT ONE AROUND. I FEEL THAT THE FAA USED LANGUAGE THAT WAS A SET-UP TO FAIL. WHEN THEY CLR US TO AN INTXN THAT IS WHAT IT MEANS.
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.