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The crew misread the charted DME on the LGA5 departure procedure and started their turn two miles late.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1286539 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | N90.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | SID LGA5 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
It is a complex departure; and we had briefed it; the first officer made a note about the headings and turns; but wrote down the wrong DME. I won't make this mistake again. We were cleared LGA5 departure whitestone climb; but misread the chart and didn't turn back left to 040 at 2.5 DME instead we saw the 4.5 and made our turn there. We had started the turn to 040 when ATC quarried us; if we were indeed on the whitestone climb. The chart is a mess! I would recommend that jeppesen break it up into separate departures; or reduce some of the information on it. I have highlighted the DME on it so that it is more visible to me in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The crew misread the charted DME on the LGA5 departure procedure and started their turn two miles late.
Narrative: It is a complex departure; and we had briefed it; the FO made a note about the headings and turns; but wrote down the wrong DME. I won't make this mistake again. We were cleared LGA5 departure Whitestone climb; but misread the chart and didn't turn back left to 040 at 2.5 DME instead we saw the 4.5 and made our turn there. We had started the turn to 040 when ATC quarried us; if we were indeed on the Whitestone climb. The chart is a mess! I would recommend that Jeppesen break it up into separate departures; or reduce some of the information on it. I have highlighted the DME on it so that it is more visible to me in the future.
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