Air carrier medium large transport skirted P-56.

Attributes
ACN	293028
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	293028
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	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:

We took off from dca airport. The captain was flying. The captain began to drift into P-56, the prohibited area encompassing the white house, capital, washington monument and the lincoln memorial. I said, 'X, you are drifting to the right.' he said, 'yeah!' after seeing no action for 5-10 seconds, I said, 'X, you're on top of the lincoln memorial.' he said sharply, 'I know where I am!' we just cut the western edge of P-56. The 328 degree radial was full scale to the left. The dca 328 degree radial is the official departure procedure to remain clear of P-56. This was the first flight of a 3-DAY trip. I have been a first officer for the airline for 6 yrs. I just met this captain about 30 mins before takeoff. We had not flown together before. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the report has not heard from the FAA on this matter. The rest of the trip went quite well after this rather shaky start. The reporter had heard some similar stories regarding this captain. The reporter works for an air carrier that is made up of pilots from many other acrs that were merged. There are many minor differences in operating philosophy in the present air carrier.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG SKIRTED P-56.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF FROM DCA ARPT. THE CAPT WAS FLYING. THE CAPT BEGAN TO DRIFT INTO P-56, THE PROHIBITED AREA ENCOMPASSING THE WHITE HOUSE, CAPITAL, WASHINGTON MONUMENT AND THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL. I SAID, 'X, YOU ARE DRIFTING TO THE R.' HE SAID, 'YEAH!' AFTER SEEING NO ACTION FOR 5-10 SECONDS, I SAID, 'X, YOU'RE ON TOP OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.' HE SAID SHARPLY, 'I KNOW WHERE I AM!' WE JUST CUT THE WESTERN EDGE OF P-56. THE 328 DEG RADIAL WAS FULL SCALE TO THE L. THE DCA 328 DEG RADIAL IS THE OFFICIAL DEP PROC TO REMAIN CLR OF P-56. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT OF A 3-DAY TRIP. I HAVE BEEN A FO FOR THE AIRLINE FOR 6 YRS. I JUST MET THIS CAPT ABOUT 30 MINS BEFORE TKOF. WE HAD NOT FLOWN TOGETHER BEFORE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPT HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE FAA ON THIS MATTER. THE REST OF THE TRIP WENT QUITE WELL AFTER THIS RATHER SHAKY START. THE RPTR HAD HEARD SOME SIMILAR STORIES REGARDING THIS CAPT. THE RPTR WORKS FOR AN ACR THAT IS MADE UP OF PLTS FROM MANY OTHER ACRS THAT WERE MERGED. THERE ARE MANY MINOR DIFFERENCES IN OPERATING PHILOSOPHY IN THE PRESENT ACR.

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.