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A C172 pilot, departing tol, canceled his IFR flight plan after realizing he was navigating on the wrong NAVAID.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545013 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tol.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other ndb |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 545013 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On 04/mon/02, I was on an IFR flight plan in VFR conditions. I was told to take off and climb to the tiffin NDB. Before taking off, I didn't write down my clearance. There was a problem with the radios and I was unable to clearly hear the clearance or squawk code. I had already had my navigation radios set up for the approachs in mansfield, oh, that I was to fly. After taking off, the controller had already cleared me to the tiffin NDB, but I was going to the wrong station. The controller waited until I was more than 10 mi away before he came back to me. This could have been prevented had I written down my clearance. When I had realized the mistake that I had made, I promptly canceled my IFR and returned to the airport. Since this, I have received additional training on instrument flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT, DEPARTING TOL, CANCELED HIS IFR FLT PLAN AFTER REALIZING HE WAS NAVING ON THE WRONG NAVAID.
Narrative: ON 04/MON/02, I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN VFR CONDITIONS. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE OFF AND CLB TO THE TIFFIN NDB. BEFORE TAKING OFF, I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN MY CLRNC. THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE RADIOS AND I WAS UNABLE TO CLRLY HEAR THE CLRNC OR SQUAWK CODE. I HAD ALREADY HAD MY NAV RADIOS SET UP FOR THE APCHS IN MANSFIELD, OH, THAT I WAS TO FLY. AFTER TAKING OFF, THE CTLR HAD ALREADY CLRED ME TO THE TIFFIN NDB, BUT I WAS GOING TO THE WRONG STATION. THE CTLR WAITED UNTIL I WAS MORE THAN 10 MI AWAY BEFORE HE CAME BACK TO ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD I WRITTEN DOWN MY CLRNC. WHEN I HAD REALIZED THE MISTAKE THAT I HAD MADE, I PROMPTLY CANCELED MY IFR AND RETURNED TO THE ARPT. SINCE THIS, I HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON INST FLYING.
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.