Investigation number
199300616
Occurrence date
State
Tasmania
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Aviation occurrence category
Operational non-compliance
Occurrence class
Incident

The flight was planned from Launceston to Hobart via Clark. This requires that the aircraft track via the 149 degree radial from Launceston to Clark. From Clark, the inbound track to Hobart is 122 degrees. When the pilot requested a taxi clearance at Launceston, the air traffic controller responded with a taxi clearance and an airways clearance in the same transmission. The airways clearance was 'Hobart One 7000'. This is a standard instrument departure (SID) which involves tracking direct from Launceston to Hobart, not via Clark as planned. The clearance was not prefixed with the word 'amended' as it should have been, to reflect that the aircraft was being cleared on a route different than the one planned by the pilot. The pilot read the clearance back and a short time later departed. After departure, the pilot made the required departure report including advice that he was tracking via 'Hobart One'. Later, when the pilot called Hobart Control Tower, it was found that he had tracked via his planned route and not via the route cleared by air traffic control.

Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
Aero Commander
Model
500-S
Registration
VH-EXC
Sector
Piston
Departure point
Launceston TAS
Destination
Hobart TAS
Damage
Nil