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CE560XLS captain reports deviating west of the of the dca 328 degree radial on the NATNL5 departure due to entering IMC and turning to the west prior to the dca VOR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1254426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DCA.Airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID NATNL5 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Departed runway 1 on NATNL5 SID. Entered clouds at 400 feet. With no visual reference to avoid restricted airspace (the river) the left turn was made as soon as possible as the SID requires. Because our aircraft was light and OAT was low; we turned west to intercept the 328 deg radial prior to getting north of the VOR causing us to go past the 328 deg radial. The SID should have a defined initial heading to fly to a RNAV fix.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE560XLS Captain reports deviating west of the of the DCA 328 degree Radial on the NATNL5 departure due to entering IMC and turning to the west prior to the DCA VOR.
Narrative: Departed Runway 1 on NATNL5 SID. Entered clouds at 400 feet. With no visual reference to avoid restricted airspace (the river) the left turn was made as soon as possible as the SID requires. Because our aircraft was light and OAT was low; we turned west to intercept the 328 deg radial prior to getting north of the VOR causing us to go past the 328 deg Radial. The SID should have a defined initial heading to fly to a RNAV fix.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.