Flight crew failed to follow required noise abatement departure procedure.

Attributes
ACN	107462
Time
Date	198903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fhr
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	107462
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed fhr in an small transport runway 16, no reported traffic in area. Traffic pattern is right hand. Airport noise abatement requires climb to 1100' MSL before any turns are to be made. I was copilot as well as full check airman in aircraft type. This was our eleventh leg in 10 hours of duty. Upon reaching 500' AGL I called for climb power and initiated a left turn toward our destination of eastbound, wa. Fatigue is my only excuse. The early turn resulted in 3 complaints from the airport neighbors and suspension by the company pending investigation of possible violation of far 91, careless and reckless operation and non standard traffic pattern procedures. The results of the investigation were a nonstandard turn, but no careless and reckless operation. The company gave both myself and the captain a 10 day suspension from flight and a 60 day probationary period.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW FAILED TO FOLLOW REQUIRED NOISE ABATEMENT DEP PROC.

Narrative: DEPARTED FHR IN AN SMT RWY 16, NO RPTED TFC IN AREA. TFC PATTERN IS RIGHT HAND. ARPT NOISE ABATEMENT REQUIRES CLB TO 1100' MSL BEFORE ANY TURNS ARE TO BE MADE. I WAS COPLT AS WELL AS FULL CHK AIRMAN IN ACFT TYPE. THIS WAS OUR ELEVENTH LEG IN 10 HRS OF DUTY. UPON REACHING 500' AGL I CALLED FOR CLB PWR AND INITIATED A LEFT TURN TOWARD OUR DEST OF EBND, WA. FATIGUE IS MY ONLY EXCUSE. THE EARLY TURN RESULTED IN 3 COMPLAINTS FROM THE ARPT NEIGHBORS AND SUSPENSION BY THE COMPANY PENDING INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF FAR 91, CARELESS AND RECKLESS OPERATION AND NON STANDARD TFC PATTERN PROCS. THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WERE A NONSTANDARD TURN, BUT NO CARELESS AND RECKLESS OPERATION. THE COMPANY GAVE BOTH MYSELF AND THE CAPT A 10 DAY SUSPENSION FROM FLT AND A 60 DAY PROBATIONARY PERIOD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.