Medium large transport slow to start turn on visual dca departure.

Attributes
ACN	310440
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	310440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A brief for the takeoff and departure was given by the first officer for a runway 36 visual departure at washington national airport. On takeoff first officer momentarily delayed his turn to the northwest. Captain gestured for the turn, which the first officer executed immediately. (Turn was not delayed more than a few seconds). First officer's attention went into the cockpit to ensure a 30 inch angle of bank turn to a 310 degree heading. While first officer's attention was inside cockpit, he was unable to ensure that the east shoreline was in sight. (Which was his responsibility.) captain, who was looking outside, ensured aircraft stayed over river entire time. First officer got behind aircraft initially and went inside cockpit. Also the nose up attitude made keeping a visual touch over the ground extremely difficult. First officer new to aircraft and airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG SLOW TO START TURN ON VISUAL DCA DEP.

Narrative: A BRIEF FOR THE TKOF AND DEP WAS GIVEN BY THE FO FOR A RWY 36 VISUAL DEP AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPT. ON TKOF FO MOMENTARILY DELAYED HIS TURN TO THE NW. CAPT GESTURED FOR THE TURN, WHICH THE FO EXECUTED IMMEDIATELY. (TURN WAS NOT DELAYED MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS). FO'S ATTN WENT INTO THE COCKPIT TO ENSURE A 30 INCH ANGLE OF BANK TURN TO A 310 DEG HDG. WHILE FO'S ATTN WAS INSIDE COCKPIT, HE WAS UNABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE E SHORELINE WAS IN SIGHT. (WHICH WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY.) CAPT, WHO WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE, ENSURED ACFT STAYED OVER RIVER ENTIRE TIME. FO GOT BEHIND ACFT INITIALLY AND WENT INSIDE COCKPIT. ALSO THE NOSE UP ATTITUDE MADE KEEPING A VISUAL TOUCH OVER THE GND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. FO NEW TO ACFT AND ARPT.

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.