Flight crew of cpr light transport turned to wrong heading after takeoff pne.

Attributes
ACN	119067
Time
Date	198908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pne
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4560 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	119067
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	119290
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure climb out from north philadelphia, PA, airport, I turned approximately 180 degrees farther right than I should have. The clearance was to turn right after takeoff direct to the yardley VOR. I mentally mistook the tail of the RMI needle on the flight director to be the 'to' indication and proceeded to fly toward that direction. I recognized my error simultaneously with the controller. I had already begun the turn back to the correct heading when the controller ordered it also. There was a breakdown in cockpit communication, and I was the initiator of the breakdown. I had seen what I wanted to see on the EFIS HSI, not what was actually depicted. I ignored other indicators (RMI, to/from arrow, etc) that would have confirmed the correct heading to be flown after takeoff. Moral: keep the flow of information going in the cockpit--you never know when your partner may have his/her head up and locked!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CPR LTT TURNED TO WRONG HEADING AFTER TKOF PNE.

Narrative: ON DEP CLBOUT FROM NORTH PHILADELPHIA, PA, ARPT, I TURNED APPROX 180 DEGS FARTHER RIGHT THAN I SHOULD HAVE. THE CLRNC WAS TO TURN RIGHT AFTER TKOF DIRECT TO THE YARDLEY VOR. I MENTALLY MISTOOK THE TAIL OF THE RMI NEEDLE ON THE FLT DIRECTOR TO BE THE 'TO' INDICATION AND PROCEEDED TO FLY TOWARD THAT DIRECTION. I RECOGNIZED MY ERROR SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE CTLR. I HAD ALREADY BEGUN THE TURN BACK TO THE CORRECT HDG WHEN THE CTLR ORDERED IT ALSO. THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN IN COCKPIT COM, AND I WAS THE INITIATOR OF THE BREAKDOWN. I HAD SEEN WHAT I WANTED TO SEE ON THE EFIS HSI, NOT WHAT WAS ACTUALLY DEPICTED. I IGNORED OTHER INDICATORS (RMI, TO/FROM ARROW, ETC) THAT WOULD HAVE CONFIRMED THE CORRECT HDG TO BE FLOWN AFTER TKOF. MORAL: KEEP THE FLOW OF INFO GOING IN THE COCKPIT--YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR PARTNER MAY HAVE HIS/HER HEAD UP AND LOCKED!

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.