Air carrier large transport track heading deviation. Flight crew failed to comply with SID from sfo.

Attributes
ACN	189397
Time
Date	199109
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak tower : stl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	189397
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Assigned the porte 8 departure (track sfo 350 degree radial to 4 DME, then turn left) from sfo. I missed the 4 DME turn point due to preoccupation with a spc below and to our right landing NAS alameda. The captain (flying) missed it too. At about 6 DME we realized this and began our left turn. Concurrently bay departure queried us and advised to maintain visual separation from an medium large transport off oak, paralleling us below and about 2 mi to the right. Preoccupation with the visual environment caused us to neglect the IFR procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT TRACK HDG DEV. FLC FAILED TO COMPLY WITH SID FROM SFO.

Narrative: ASSIGNED THE PORTE 8 DEP (TRACK SFO 350 DEG RADIAL TO 4 DME, THEN TURN L) FROM SFO. I MISSED THE 4 DME TURN POINT DUE TO PREOCCUPATION WITH A SPC BELOW AND TO OUR R LNDG NAS ALAMEDA. THE CAPT (FLYING) MISSED IT TOO. AT ABOUT 6 DME WE REALIZED THIS AND BEGAN OUR L TURN. CONCURRENTLY BAY DEP QUERIED US AND ADVISED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM AN MLG OFF OAK, PARALLELING US BELOW AND ABOUT 2 MI TO THE R. PREOCCUPATION WITH THE VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CAUSED US TO NEGLECT THE IFR PROC.

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.