Air carrier X non adherence to ATC clearance failed to fly published departure.

Attributes
ACN	302830
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sat
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial 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 : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	302830
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff from runway 3 at sat, we were cleared via the bowie 1 departure. On intercepting the 301 degree sat radial I turned toward the VOR rather than maintaining runway heading as stated on the SID. There was apparently no conflict as the controller gave me a slight heading correction and we proceeded normally. The error was in last min runway change and incomplete briefing of the SID.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC FAILED TO FLY PUBLISHED DEP.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 3 AT SAT, WE WERE CLRED VIA THE BOWIE 1 DEP. ON INTERCEPTING THE 301 DEG SAT RADIAL I TURNED TOWARD THE VOR RATHER THAN MAINTAINING RWY HDG AS STATED ON THE SID. THERE WAS APPARENTLY NO CONFLICT AS THE CTLR GAVE ME A SLIGHT HDG CORRECTION AND WE PROCEEDED NORMALLY. THE ERROR WAS IN LAST MIN RWY CHANGE AND INCOMPLETE BRIEFING OF THE SID.

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.