PA60 pilot reports a possible late turn toward wentz during the ruudy 4 from teb.

Attributes
ACN	1076692
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	TEB.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-60 600 Aerostar
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID RUUDY FOUR
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 30000 Flight Crew Type 25
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

I was not the pilot in command. [We were] departing from teb on runway 28 [24] with a ruudy 4 departure. Departure control stated that a possible deviation might have occurred. The turn to wentz was late. There is no fix for the turn. A 240 degree track is held until intercepting a 260 degree bearing to wentz. [It is] difficult to see while fighting strong crosswinds and turbulence at 1;500 ft at night. Recommend a fix to be assigned at the intersection of the 240 degree track and the 260 degree bearing to wentz. This would allow the GPS to direct the path required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA60 pilot reports a possible late turn toward WENTZ during the RUUDY 4 from TEB.

Narrative: I was not the pilot in command. [We were] departing from TEB on Runway 28 [24] with a Ruudy 4 departure. Departure Control stated that a possible deviation might have occurred. The turn to WENTZ was late. There is no fix for the turn. A 240 degree track is held until intercepting a 260 degree bearing to WENTZ. [It is] difficult to see while fighting strong crosswinds and turbulence at 1;500 FT at night. Recommend a fix to be assigned at the intersection of the 240 degree track and the 260 degree bearing to WENTZ. This would allow the GPS to direct the path required.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.