Narrative:

Departing ege runway 25 IFR procedure. The textual description is quite long and involved. We read the departure, then used low en route chart to gain situational awareness. This departure requires turns to both left and right, altitude restrs, and the lack of radar coverage with ZDV until 14000 ft. We were to turn right to intercept a radial to rlg. Instead a left turn was made tracking outbound from rlg. We recognized our error, and were turning toward rlg when center queried us about our position. We were then given vectors to rlg and continued our flight. Fatigue was the cause of this incident. Awoke at XA15 am et for a YA30 show. Departed bed XZ36 nonstop to sfo with just enough ground time to fuel and clean aircraft, ferried to las for passenger pickup. Total ground time at las was 21 mins, then flew to ege. We finally had a chance to situation and eat at ege. We had flown 9 hours and had been on duty 11.2 hours. After eating at ege and relaxing for a few mins we departed. The combination of food and the let down from having rushed all day made for a fatiguing combination. It was difficult to concentrate, but the insidious nature of fatigue doesn't make it apparent until it's too late. We made numerous other mistakes (not as serious) throughout the flight, were behind all the way to den, and were exhausted when we got there. Our day ended with 9.9 hours of flight time and 13:57 hours of duty. We were within the flight and duty limits (just barely) but clearly performing subpar. We need realistic flight and duty limits.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MDT RETURNING TO HOME BASE AFTER A LONG FLT DAY FAILED TO FOLLOW THE DEP ROUTING DURING DEP FROM A NON RADAR MOUNTAINOUS ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTING EGE RWY 25 IFR PROC. THE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION IS QUITE LONG AND INVOLVED. WE READ THE DEP, THEN USED LOW ENRTE CHART TO GAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. THIS DEP REQUIRES TURNS TO BOTH L AND R, ALT RESTRS, AND THE LACK OF RADAR COVERAGE WITH ZDV UNTIL 14000 FT. WE WERE TO TURN R TO INTERCEPT A RADIAL TO RLG. INSTEAD A L TURN WAS MADE TRACKING OUTBOUND FROM RLG. WE RECOGNIZED OUR ERROR, AND WERE TURNING TOWARD RLG WHEN CTR QUERIED US ABOUT OUR POS. WE WERE THEN GIVEN VECTORS TO RLG AND CONTINUED OUR FLT. FATIGUE WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. AWOKE AT XA15 AM ET FOR A YA30 SHOW. DEPARTED BED XZ36 NONSTOP TO SFO WITH JUST ENOUGH GND TIME TO FUEL AND CLEAN ACFT, FERRIED TO LAS FOR PAX PICKUP. TOTAL GND TIME AT LAS WAS 21 MINS, THEN FLEW TO EGE. WE FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO SIT AND EAT AT EGE. WE HAD FLOWN 9 HRS AND HAD BEEN ON DUTY 11.2 HRS. AFTER EATING AT EGE AND RELAXING FOR A FEW MINS WE DEPARTED. THE COMBINATION OF FOOD AND THE LET DOWN FROM HAVING RUSHED ALL DAY MADE FOR A FATIGUING COMBINATION. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE, BUT THE INSIDIOUS NATURE OF FATIGUE DOESN'T MAKE IT APPARENT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. WE MADE NUMEROUS OTHER MISTAKES (NOT AS SERIOUS) THROUGHOUT THE FLT, WERE BEHIND ALL THE WAY TO DEN, AND WERE EXHAUSTED WHEN WE GOT THERE. OUR DAY ENDED WITH 9.9 HRS OF FLT TIME AND 13:57 HRS OF DUTY. WE WERE WITHIN THE FLT AND DUTY LIMITS (JUST BARELY) BUT CLRLY PERFORMING SUBPAR. WE NEED REALISTIC FLT AND DUTY LIMITS.

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.