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An air carrier MD88 flight crew neglects to turn after takeoff in accordance with their clearance. An alert ATCT local controller corrects their error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : aus |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15300 flight time type : 5400 |
| ASRS Report | 376430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 376418 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Austin clearance issued our flight a pre departure clearance. The last line of the clearance gave instructions to turn to heading 080 degrees and contact departure. I missed the instruction to turn to 080 degrees. On departure, tower instructed us at approximately 1300 ft MSL to contact departure control and turn to 080 degrees. Our mistake was discovered when tower told us to turn to 080 degrees. Contributing factors were the early hour and the usual early morning fatigue resulting in a lack of situational awareness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD88 FLC NEGLECTS TO TURN AFTER TKOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR CLRNC. AN ALERT ATCT LCL CTLR CORRECTS THEIR ERROR.
Narrative: AUSTIN CLRNC ISSUED OUR FLT A PDC. THE LAST LINE OF THE CLRNC GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN TO HDG 080 DEGS AND CONTACT DEP. I MISSED THE INSTRUCTION TO TURN TO 080 DEGS. ON DEP, TWR INSTRUCTED US AT APPROX 1300 FT MSL TO CONTACT DEP CTL AND TURN TO 080 DEGS. OUR MISTAKE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN TWR TOLD US TO TURN TO 080 DEGS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE EARLY HR AND THE USUAL EARLY MORNING FATIGUE RESULTING IN A LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
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.