<< >> NASA ASRS Report 525525, September 2001

BE55 pilot concerned with mry tower operational procedures that allow ground controller to clear aircraft for takeoff on ground control frequency.

Attributes
ACN	525525
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mry.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 92 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 5700
ASRS Report	525525
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : combined ground controller : combined local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Takeoff from monterey peninsula airport, IFR flight from monterey to watts airport (O41). After receiving ATIS, I called ground 121.9 and told them I had ATIS information and if they had my IFR clearance to watts airport (O41). He had my IFR clearance and my readback on clearance was acknowledged and was correct. I was instructed to taxi to runway 10R after run-up. I called ground control when I finished run-up and was ready to go. Ground control cleared me in position and hold, monitor tower frequency 118.4. I asked him if I should go to tower frequency and said no again, but monitor tower frequency. Ground then cleared me for takeoff monitoring tower frequency. After I was airborne, ground told me to go to approach frequency 133.0.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE55 PLT CONCERNED WITH MRY TWR OPERATIONAL PROCS THAT ALLOW GND CTLR TO CLR ACFT FOR TKOF ON GND CTL FREQ.

Narrative: TKOF FROM MONTEREY PENINSULA ARPT, IFR FLT FROM MONTEREY TO WATTS ARPT (O41). AFTER RECEIVING ATIS, I CALLED GND 121.9 AND TOLD THEM I HAD ATIS INFO AND IF THEY HAD MY IFR CLRNC TO WATTS ARPT (O41). HE HAD MY IFR CLRNC AND MY READBACK ON CLRNC WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND WAS CORRECT. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 10R AFTER RUN-UP. I CALLED GND CTL WHEN I FINISHED RUN-UP AND WAS READY TO GO. GND CTL CLRED ME IN POS AND HOLD, MONITOR TWR FREQ 118.4. I ASKED HIM IF I SHOULD GO TO TWR FREQ AND SAID NO AGAIN, BUT MONITOR TWR FREQ. GND THEN CLRED ME FOR TKOF MONITORING TWR FREQ. AFTER I WAS AIRBORNE, GND TOLD ME TO GO TO APCH FREQ 133.0.

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.