Heading track deviation during a non adherence to departure procedure and ATC clearance flight plan ...

Attributes
ACN	206012
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 462 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : psp tower : psp tower : rno
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	206012
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing from psp, we inadvertently followed the 'lost communication' procedure on the palm springs 2 departure instead of the normal procedure. While turning direct to the VOR I noticed the mistake, contacted departure control (after receiving no handoff from the tower) and was given an amended heading and altitude to fly -- no conflict with other traffic arose. Problem most likely caused by not following normal departure briefing procedure and lack of recognition of the appropriate section of the departure diagram. Time from taxi clearance to takeoff clearance was unusually short causing us to hurry through duties -- checklist was accurately completed, briefing was not. This situation brought to light the necessity of thorough briefing procedures even when the WX is clear and the handling by ATC is quick. The extra min taken to understand the proper procedure would have alleviated the whole situation and not delayed our flight a bit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV DURING A NON ADHERENCE TO DEP PROC AND ATC CLRNC FLT PLAN RTE.

Narrative: DEPARTING FROM PSP, WE INADVERTENTLY FOLLOWED THE 'LOST COM' PROC ON THE PALM SPRINGS 2 DEP INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL PROC. WHILE TURNING DIRECT TO THE VOR I NOTICED THE MISTAKE, CONTACTED DEP CTL (AFTER RECEIVING NO HDOF FROM THE TWR) AND WAS GIVEN AN AMENDED HDG AND ALT TO FLY -- NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC AROSE. PROBLEM MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY NOT FOLLOWING NORMAL DEP BRIEFING PROC AND LACK OF RECOGNITION OF THE APPROPRIATE SECTION OF THE DEP DIAGRAM. TIME FROM TAXI CLRNC TO TKOF CLRNC WAS UNUSUALLY SHORT CAUSING US TO HURRY THROUGH DUTIES -- CHKLIST WAS ACCURATELY COMPLETED, BRIEFING WAS NOT. THIS SITUATION BROUGHT TO LIGHT THE NECESSITY OF THOROUGH BRIEFING PROCS EVEN WHEN THE WX IS CLR AND THE HANDLING BY ATC IS QUICK. THE EXTRA MIN TAKEN TO UNDERSTAND THE PROPER PROC WOULD HAVE ALLEVIATED THE WHOLE SITUATION AND NOT DELAYED OUR FLT A BIT.

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.

Heading track deviation during a non adherence to departure procedure and ATC clearance flight plan route.