C210 pilot overwhelmed with IFR clearance routings and misinterp approach procedures.

Attributes
ACN	526421
Time
Date	200110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ful.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170.2 flight time total : 2247.6 flight time type : 816
ASRS Report	526421
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed from bfl meadows on an IFR flight plan only because I could not get into ful VFR because of class B airspace restrs and ful is 2 1/2 mi into class B airspace. My route of flight was to be bfl, V195, pmd, pom, prado, zarow, quewt, conga, fullerton localizer runway 24 approach. I took this route to avoid class B airspace and specified in remarks #11 flight plan. 10 mins into the flight, I was given an amendment to my flight plan clearance, direct lake hughes, V495 clovis, which I could not find on charts, seal runway 24 approach. I was given several speed changes, climbs, descent, while looking for clovis on charts. Then, approach gave radar vectors all over and then dscnts to set up for seal approach. I could not find a seal runway 24 approach on my IFR charts. After several more vectors and a descent below 2600 ft MSL vectoring altitude in clouds socal approach said I was violated and gave me a number to call from ground. The approach plate I messed up on is fullerton VOR or GPS-a, not called seal runway 24 VOR approach. I messed the approach up badly, partly because of route changes, different approach given than requested. Approach called different than commercial approach calls it, so many heading changes in just a few mins and the airspace restrs caused by the terrorist strikes on sep/tue/01, which cause restrs in class B airspace. Landing was VFR on field, left downwind to base, runway 24. I knew where airport was, but got lost on approach till I was downwind to fullerton.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT OVERWHELMED WITH IFR CLRNC ROUTINGS AND MISINTERP APCH PROCS.

Narrative: DEPARTED FROM BFL MEADOWS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN ONLY BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET INTO FUL VFR BECAUSE OF CLASS B AIRSPACE RESTRS AND FUL IS 2 1/2 MI INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE. MY RTE OF FLT WAS TO BE BFL, V195, PMD, POM, PRADO, ZAROW, QUEWT, CONGA, FULLERTON LOC RWY 24 APCH. I TOOK THIS RTE TO AVOID CLASS B AIRSPACE AND SPECIFIED IN REMARKS #11 FLT PLAN. 10 MINS INTO THE FLT, I WAS GIVEN AN AMENDMENT TO MY FLT PLAN CLRNC, DIRECT LAKE HUGHES, V495 CLOVIS, WHICH I COULD NOT FIND ON CHARTS, SEAL RWY 24 APCH. I WAS GIVEN SEVERAL SPD CHANGES, CLBS, DSCNT, WHILE LOOKING FOR CLOVIS ON CHARTS. THEN, APCH GAVE RADAR VECTORS ALL OVER AND THEN DSCNTS TO SET UP FOR SEAL APCH. I COULD NOT FIND A SEAL RWY 24 APCH ON MY IFR CHARTS. AFTER SEVERAL MORE VECTORS AND A DSCNT BELOW 2600 FT MSL VECTORING ALT IN CLOUDS SOCAL APCH SAID I WAS VIOLATED AND GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL FROM GND. THE APCH PLATE I MESSED UP ON IS FULLERTON VOR OR GPS-A, NOT CALLED SEAL RWY 24 VOR APCH. I MESSED THE APCH UP BADLY, PARTLY BECAUSE OF RTE CHANGES, DIFFERENT APCH GIVEN THAN REQUESTED. APCH CALLED DIFFERENT THAN COMMERCIAL APCH CALLS IT, SO MANY HEADING CHANGES IN JUST A FEW MINS AND THE AIRSPACE RESTRS CAUSED BY THE TERRORIST STRIKES ON SEP/TUE/01, WHICH CAUSE RESTRS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. LNDG WAS VFR ON FIELD, L DOWNWIND TO BASE, RWY 24. I KNEW WHERE ARPT WAS, BUT GOT LOST ON APCH TILL I WAS DOWNWIND TO FULLERTON.

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.