Air carrier medium large transport track heading deviation flying SID out clt.

Attributes
ACN	155460
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 1680
ASRS Report	155460
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	155464
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight cleared via hornet 1 SID, stann radial as filed, maintain 5000'. Filed clt-bzm-hmv-flm-cvg-shb-ind. PF intercepted stann radial (clt 347 degree right) and ZTL cleared aircraft to 12000', normal airspeed. Aircraft passed barretts mountain VOR (110.8) and after VOR passed off left side of aircraft. PF turned approximately 30 degrees left for holston mountain VOR (114.6) at approximately clt 50 DME. Center called after aircraft established on approximately 315 degree heading for direct hmv VOR and asked if we were deviating for WX. We answered, 'no, we are heading toward hmv as cleared.' center then told us we should have remained on the clt stann radial and gave us a phone # for quality assurance for possible violation. Possible cause: a very poorly designed SID. Since we passed our initial fix, bzm VOR, we naturally started toward the next fix, hmn VOR since we were cleared 'as filed.' corrective action: redesign SID: the SID has 50 DME arc with no explanation, leading one to believe that SID terminates at clt 50 DME. Radials bypass initial flight plan fixes which only add to confusion. Clt is way too congested, along with ZTL, to be constantly quizzed on this SID procedure. Suggest the clt 5 departure SID be the only SID for clt based on traffic density, SID clarity, WX and pilot workload.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TRACK HEADING DEVIATION FLYING SID OUT CLT.

Narrative: FLT CLRED VIA HORNET 1 SID, STANN RADIAL AS FILED, MAINTAIN 5000'. FILED CLT-BZM-HMV-FLM-CVG-SHB-IND. PF INTERCEPTED STANN RADIAL (CLT 347 DEG R) AND ZTL CLRED ACFT TO 12000', NORMAL AIRSPD. ACFT PASSED BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR (110.8) AND AFTER VOR PASSED OFF LEFT SIDE OF ACFT. PF TURNED APPROX 30 DEGS LEFT FOR HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VOR (114.6) AT APPROX CLT 50 DME. CENTER CALLED AFTER ACFT ESTABLISHED ON APPROX 315 DEG HDG FOR DIRECT HMV VOR AND ASKED IF WE WERE DEVIATING FOR WX. WE ANSWERED, 'NO, WE ARE HDG TOWARD HMV AS CLRED.' CENTER THEN TOLD US WE SHOULD HAVE REMAINED ON THE CLT STANN RADIAL AND GAVE US A PHONE # FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATION. POSSIBLE CAUSE: A VERY POORLY DESIGNED SID. SINCE WE PASSED OUR INITIAL FIX, BZM VOR, WE NATURALLY STARTED TOWARD THE NEXT FIX, HMN VOR SINCE WE WERE CLRED 'AS FILED.' CORRECTIVE ACTION: REDESIGN SID: THE SID HAS 50 DME ARC WITH NO EXPLANATION, LEADING ONE TO BELIEVE THAT SID TERMINATES AT CLT 50 DME. RADIALS BYPASS INITIAL FLT PLAN FIXES WHICH ONLY ADD TO CONFUSION. CLT IS WAY TOO CONGESTED, ALONG WITH ZTL, TO BE CONSTANTLY QUIZZED ON THIS SID PROC. SUGGEST THE CLT 5 DEP SID BE THE ONLY SID FOR CLT BASED ON TFC DENSITY, SID CLARITY, WX AND PLT WORKLOAD.

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