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An mdt takes off from dca with compass not set to correct heading. Aircraft does not follow headings given by TRACON and the aircraft comes close to entering the prohibited area north of dca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude ground other : taxi |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 89 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 4100 |
| ASRS Report | 383833 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 310 |
| ASRS Report | 383830 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During taxi to assigned runway 36, was in the process of doing checklist. Noticed another aircraft and focused on him leading me to miss my taxiway to runway 36 with instruction to hold short of runway 3. Ground control advised us then to hold short of runway 3 on the taxiway I was on. During this time I had begun to slave my compass to the proper heading, but was interrupted when ground control called. We were cleared to takeoff on runway 36 and our clearance was to turn left to 330 degrees. Right after takeoff I observed my compass heading reading 270 degrees. I asked the first officer to try and verify compass headings, as my compass should have been 360 degrees. In the time it took to sort out the compass problem, we were instructed by ATC to make immediate left turn to 300 degrees to avoid restr area. We did turn immediately to the left at the same time trying to slave the compass to the proper heading. ATC ask us to call when we arrived at our destination. I called, but the person asking for the call was not available. I left my name, phone number and as of the current time XX20 local time, have not had any response. I feel that interruption of the checklist contributed to the compass not being properly set. Greater attention to checklist distraction with a checklist follow up to insure all checklist items are completed. Supplemental information from acn 383830: captain's compass was not set or aligned on the ground. Taxi instructions were given. Aircraft departs and is flown on runway heading off runway 36 for seconds. Tower instructs to make an immediate left turn to 300 degree heading to avoid prohibited area north of dca. Captain complies. Captain requested a verification of heading while on the turn. Verification of compass heading took a couple of seconds after captain's request due to the fact that the aircraft was already in a turn to 300 degrees (45 degree bank angle) as requested by ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MDT TAKES OFF FROM DCA WITH COMPASS NOT SET TO CORRECT HEADING. ACFT DOES NOT FOLLOW HEADINGS GIVEN BY TRACON AND THE ACFT COMES CLOSE TO ENTERING THE PROHIBITED AREA N OF DCA.
Narrative: DURING TAXI TO ASSIGNED RWY 36, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING CHKLIST. NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT AND FOCUSED ON HIM LEADING ME TO MISS MY TXWY TO RWY 36 WITH INSTRUCTION TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 3. GND CTL ADVISED US THEN TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 3 ON THE TXWY I WAS ON. DURING THIS TIME I HAD BEGUN TO SLAVE MY COMPASS TO THE PROPER HEADING, BUT WAS INTERRUPTED WHEN GND CTL CALLED. WE WERE CLRED TO TKOF ON RWY 36 AND OUR CLRNC WAS TO TURN L TO 330 DEGS. RIGHT AFTER TKOF I OBSERVED MY COMPASS HEADING READING 270 DEGS. I ASKED THE FO TO TRY AND VERIFY COMPASS HEADINGS, AS MY COMPASS SHOULD HAVE BEEN 360 DEGS. IN THE TIME IT TOOK TO SORT OUT THE COMPASS PROB, WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO MAKE IMMEDIATE L TURN TO 300 DEGS TO AVOID RESTR AREA. WE DID TURN IMMEDIATELY TO THE L AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO SLAVE THE COMPASS TO THE PROPER HEADING. ATC ASK US TO CALL WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DEST. I CALLED, BUT THE PERSON ASKING FOR THE CALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I LEFT MY NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND AS OF THE CURRENT TIME XX20 LCL TIME, HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE. I FEEL THAT INTERRUPTION OF THE CHKLIST CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPASS NOT BEING PROPERLY SET. GREATER ATTN TO CHKLIST DISTR WITH A CHKLIST FOLLOW UP TO INSURE ALL CHKLIST ITEMS ARE COMPLETED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 383830: CAPT'S COMPASS WAS NOT SET OR ALIGNED ON THE GND. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN. ACFT DEPARTS AND IS FLOWN ON RWY HEADING OFF RWY 36 FOR SECONDS. TWR INSTRUCTS TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE L TURN TO 300 DEG HDG TO AVOID PROHIBITED AREA N OF DCA. CAPT COMPLIES. CAPT REQUESTED A VERIFICATION OF HEADING WHILE ON THE TURN. VERIFICATION OF COMPASS HEADING TOOK A COUPLE OF SECONDS AFTER CAPT'S REQUEST DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ACFT WAS ALREADY IN A TURN TO 300 DEGS (45 DEG BANK ANGLE) AS REQUESTED BY ATC.
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.