Probable penetration of prohibited airspace.

Attributes
ACN	198888
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	198888
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

We received clearance to fly the standard noise abatement departure out of washington, dc, basically fly the dca 328 degree radial and the potomac river visually. The captain was flying the leg. He briefed the departure and his VOR was set properly (radial and frequency). After departure he began to make his left turn to intercept the radial. The turn did not appear to be sufficient to track the desired course. There was a strong westerly wind that appeared to be blowing us right of course, toward the prohibited area. The captain continued to make small corrections to the left but were insufficient. I am not sure if we penetrated the prohibited area but I am sure we were right of course. The controller (departure) then told us to turn left and intercept the river. At this time the captain made a large correction to the left and intercepted the desired course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROBABLE PENETRATION OF PROHIBITED AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO FLY THE STANDARD NOISE ABATEMENT DEP OUT OF WASHINGTON, DC, BASICALLY FLY THE DCA 328 DEG RADIAL AND THE POTOMAC RIVER VISUALLY. THE CAPT WAS FLYING THE LEG. HE BRIEFED THE DEP AND HIS VOR WAS SET PROPERLY (RADIAL AND FREQ). AFTER DEP HE BEGAN TO MAKE HIS L TURN TO INTERCEPT THE RADIAL. THE TURN DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SUFFICIENT TO TRACK THE DESIRED COURSE. THERE WAS A STRONG WESTERLY WIND THAT APPEARED TO BE BLOWING US R OF COURSE, TOWARD THE PROHIBITED AREA. THE CAPT CONTINUED TO MAKE SMALL CORRECTIONS TO THE L BUT WERE INSUFFICIENT. I AM NOT SURE IF WE PENETRATED THE PROHIBITED AREA BUT I AM SURE WE WERE R OF COURSE. THE CTLR (DEP) THEN TOLD US TO TURN L AND INTERCEPT THE RIVER. AT THIS TIME THE CAPT MADE A LARGE CORRECTION TO THE L AND INTERCEPTED THE DESIRED COURSE.

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.