Heading deviation on takeoff of flying a SID.

Attributes
ACN	333626
Time
Date	199604
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	333626
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff the captain flew the SID as published. He intercepted the cvg VOR 035 degree radial. Departure control called and asked our heading -- I replied 035 degrees. The controller asked who gave us that heading. I replied we were flying the SID and we had not been assigned a heading and that the tower had only issued a takeoff clearance. The captain turned back to the runway heading -- 360 degrees and I asked what heading he wanted. The controller said turn right to 050 degrees and intercept the 035 degree radial of cvg. I took a second look at the SID and realized we had misread the instructions. The SID said to fly runway heading or assigned heading for vectors to en route. We missed the vector part and flew the SID as published which was the cvg 5. I believe part of the problem is the captain does not follow company policy. The before takeoff checklist calls for a takeoff briefing that briefs initial heading(south) and altitude clearance. The captain responded to the checklist as he has for the past several days 'as briefed.' this is contrary to company policy. He had never briefed that he intended to turn on the 035 degree radial without a vector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG DEV ON TKOF OF FLYING A SID.

Narrative: ON TKOF THE CAPT FLEW THE SID AS PUBLISHED. HE INTERCEPTED THE CVG VOR 035 DEG RADIAL. DEP CTL CALLED AND ASKED OUR HDG -- I REPLIED 035 DEGS. THE CTLR ASKED WHO GAVE US THAT HDG. I REPLIED WE WERE FLYING THE SID AND WE HAD NOT BEEN ASSIGNED A HDG AND THAT THE TWR HAD ONLY ISSUED A TKOF CLRNC. THE CAPT TURNED BACK TO THE RWY HDG -- 360 DEGS AND I ASKED WHAT HDG HE WANTED. THE CTLR SAID TURN R TO 050 DEGS AND INTERCEPT THE 035 DEG RADIAL OF CVG. I TOOK A SECOND LOOK AT THE SID AND REALIZED WE HAD MISREAD THE INSTRUCTIONS. THE SID SAID TO FLY RWY HDG OR ASSIGNED HDG FOR VECTORS TO ENRTE. WE MISSED THE VECTOR PART AND FLEW THE SID AS PUBLISHED WHICH WAS THE CVG 5. I BELIEVE PART OF THE PROB IS THE CAPT DOES NOT FOLLOW COMPANY POLICY. THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST CALLS FOR A TKOF BRIEFING THAT BRIEFS INITIAL HDG(S) AND ALT CLRNC. THE CAPT RESPONDED TO THE CHKLIST AS HE HAS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS 'AS BRIEFED.' THIS IS CONTRARY TO COMPANY POLICY. HE HAD NEVER BRIEFED THAT HE INTENDED TO TURN ON THE 035 DEG RADIAL WITHOUT A VECTOR.

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.