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Captain of an large transport air carrier aircraft failed to track on assigned departure radial due to missetting the FMC resulting in ATC intervention to level the aircraft early in the climb for other traffic together with a TCASII alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 259139 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 259139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 259041 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed dca on runway 36 with clearance to turn left and intercept dca 328 degree radial. Due to distraction of having an inexperienced first officer and an FAA controller on jump seat, I failed to have 328 degree radial idented, only the FMC course from dca to ldn. Took off in WX and turned left to intercept dca- ldn course displayed on HSI. Originally cleared to 5000 ft, we were leveled by ATC at 4000 ft for traffic. We ended up due west of airport instead of tracking out on 328 degree radial. My distraction intolerance level has gone up considerably. Supplemental information from acn 259041: after takeoff the captain turned left and asked for LNAV. A few seconds later we received a TCASII alert and at the same time ATC told us to stop climbing and hold our altitude. The traffic passed above us and we continued with no other problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN LGT ACR ACFT FAILED TO TRACK ON ASSIGNED DEP RADIAL DUE TO MISSETTING THE FMC RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION TO LEVEL THE ACFT EARLY IN THE CLB FOR OTHER TFC TOGETHER WITH A TCASII ALERT.
Narrative: DEPARTED DCA ON RWY 36 WITH CLRNC TO TURN L AND INTERCEPT DCA 328 DEG RADIAL. DUE TO DISTR OF HAVING AN INEXPERIENCED FO AND AN FAA CTLR ON JUMP SEAT, I FAILED TO HAVE 328 DEG RADIAL IDENTED, ONLY THE FMC COURSE FROM DCA TO LDN. TOOK OFF IN WX AND TURNED L TO INTERCEPT DCA- LDN COURSE DISPLAYED ON HSI. ORIGINALLY CLRED TO 5000 FT, WE WERE LEVELED BY ATC AT 4000 FT FOR TFC. WE ENDED UP DUE W OF ARPT INSTEAD OF TRACKING OUT ON 328 DEG RADIAL. MY DISTR INTOLERANCE LEVEL HAS GONE UP CONSIDERABLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 259041: AFTER TKOF THE CAPT TURNED L AND ASKED FOR LNAV. A FEW SECONDS LATER WE RECEIVED A TCASII ALERT AND AT THE SAME TIME ATC TOLD US TO STOP CLBING AND HOLD OUR ALT. THE TFC PASSED ABOVE US AND WE CONTINUED WITH NO OTHER PROBS.
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.