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Two reporters. Fai tower controller reported he issued the IFR departure a 032 heading; which was read back. The pilot reported he was issued a 320 heading; which he read back. On departure the aircraft flew a 320 heading until ATC issued a correcting instruction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 930617 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FAI.TRACON |
| State Reference | AK |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Global Express (BD700) |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Aircraft X called ready for departure 2L. I issued takeoff clearance. Pilot asked if he was cleared direct gal; I responded 'negative; on departure fly heading 032; expect vectors from radar.' pilot read back heading 032. Aircraft X rolled and I switched him to departure.once airborne the aircraft turned left to a heading of 320. When questioned the pilot insisted that he had been issued a left turn to 320 on departure. The pilot was issued the 032 departure heading twice; once from ground control and once by me. I can understand his confusion as the 032 heading is a surprisingly non-standard heading; particularly for a transient pilot unfamiliar with our operation. Initial departure heading off 2L/2R should be 030 instead of 032. Likewise; the 197 departure heading from 20R/20L should be 200. I believe this would alleviate a lot of confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two Reporters. FAI Tower Controller reported he issued the IFR departure a 032 heading; which was read back. The pilot reported he was issued a 320 heading; which he read back. On departure the aircraft flew a 320 heading until ATC issued a correcting instruction.
Narrative: Aircraft X called ready for departure 2L. I issued takeoff clearance. Pilot asked if he was cleared direct GAL; I responded 'Negative; on departure fly heading 032; expect vectors from radar.' Pilot read back heading 032. Aircraft X rolled and I switched him to departure.Once airborne the aircraft turned left to a heading of 320. When questioned the Pilot insisted that he had been issued a left turn to 320 on departure. The Pilot was issued the 032 departure heading twice; once from Ground Control and once by me. I can understand his confusion as the 032 heading is a surprisingly non-standard heading; particularly for a transient Pilot unfamiliar with our operation. Initial departure heading off 2L/2R should be 030 instead of 032. Likewise; the 197 departure heading from 20R/20L should be 200. I believe this would alleviate a lot of confusion.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.