Failure to adhere to SID instructions.

Attributes
ACN	316980
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	316980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The newark 4 SID we were on calls for a turn to 290 degrees at 4 DME on the iewr ILS runway 4L. I had tuned 110.75 on the ILS but neglected to change my HSI mode selector to ILS from map. My RDMI DME-right thus did not read out the proper DME. Once airborne I turned to the initial 060 degree heading and finally realized that my HSI mode selector was not on ILS. At this time I was busy flying the aircraft and cleaning up the aircraft. Adding to the workload was the low- altitude (2500 ft) level off and the fact that the VNAV early capture had to have the airspeed manually reset to clean speed. We probably got 5 mi beyond the turn-to 290 degrees turn point before receiving vectors to 330 degrees from ewr departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAILURE TO ADHERE TO SID INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: THE NEWARK 4 SID WE WERE ON CALLS FOR A TURN TO 290 DEGS AT 4 DME ON THE IEWR ILS RWY 4L. I HAD TUNED 110.75 ON THE ILS BUT NEGLECTED TO CHANGE MY HSI MODE SELECTOR TO ILS FROM MAP. MY RDMI DME-R THUS DID NOT READ OUT THE PROPER DME. ONCE AIRBORNE I TURNED TO THE INITIAL 060 DEG HDG AND FINALLY REALIZED THAT MY HSI MODE SELECTOR WAS NOT ON ILS. AT THIS TIME I WAS BUSY FLYING THE ACFT AND CLEANING UP THE ACFT. ADDING TO THE WORKLOAD WAS THE LOW- ALT (2500 FT) LEVEL OFF AND THE FACT THAT THE VNAV EARLY CAPTURE HAD TO HAVE THE AIRSPD MANUALLY RESET TO CLEAN SPD. WE PROBABLY GOT 5 MI BEYOND THE TURN-TO 290 DEGS TURN POINT BEFORE RECEIVING VECTORS TO 330 DEGS FROM EWR DEP.

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.