An A320 encounters a stall buffet on departure from rno when the PIC, PNF, placed both packs on at 200 ft AGL and retracted the flaps prematurely and incorrectly when the first officer simply wanted 'heading select' on the mode selector. Aircraft was in a weight critical takeoff procedure during this incident.

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Attributes
ACN	422739
Time
Date	199812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hnl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	422739
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain had complained of a toothache during the inbound leg. Departure from reno was weight critical requiring a runway 34L takeoff against existing traffic flow. Procedure required packs off for takeoff with pack #1 turned on at thrust reduction and pack #2 after clean up. We departed via the reno 2 SID. At +/-200 ft AGL captain turned both packs on. At +/-800 ft AGL we passed the runway 16R LOM where the SID indicated a turn to 360 degrees. I was scanning for traffic and called 'select heading.' captain did not respond. I felt the onset of the stall buffet and checked the speed tape which indicated airspeed in the stall range. I initiated an aggressive pushover to unload the wings and called 'flaps 1 degree.' captain did not respond. Stall recovery was successful. Alpha floor triggered toga (takeoff/go around) lock and slat lock. Captain had retracted the flaps when I called for heading select. Captain had demonstrated non standard calls and procedures throughout the trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 ENCOUNTERS A STALL BUFFET ON DEP FROM RNO WHEN THE PIC, PNF, PLACED BOTH PACKS ON AT 200 FT AGL AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS PREMATURELY AND INCORRECTLY WHEN THE FO SIMPLY WANTED 'HDG SELECT' ON THE MODE SELECTOR. ACFT WAS IN A WT CRITICAL TKOF PROC DURING THIS INCIDENT.

Narrative: CAPT HAD COMPLAINED OF A TOOTHACHE DURING THE INBOUND LEG. DEP FROM RENO WAS WT CRITICAL REQUIRING A RWY 34L TKOF AGAINST EXISTING TFC FLOW. PROC REQUIRED PACKS OFF FOR TKOF WITH PACK #1 TURNED ON AT THRUST REDUCTION AND PACK #2 AFTER CLEAN UP. WE DEPARTED VIA THE RENO 2 SID. AT +/-200 FT AGL CAPT TURNED BOTH PACKS ON. AT +/-800 FT AGL WE PASSED THE RWY 16R LOM WHERE THE SID INDICATED A TURN TO 360 DEGS. I WAS SCANNING FOR TFC AND CALLED 'SELECT HEADING.' CAPT DID NOT RESPOND. I FELT THE ONSET OF THE STALL BUFFET AND CHKED THE SPD TAPE WHICH INDICATED AIRSPD IN THE STALL RANGE. I INITIATED AN AGGRESSIVE PUSHOVER TO UNLOAD THE WINGS AND CALLED 'FLAPS 1 DEG.' CAPT DID NOT RESPOND. STALL RECOVERY WAS SUCCESSFUL. ALPHA FLOOR TRIGGERED TOGA (TKOF/GAR) LOCK AND SLAT LOCK. CAPT HAD RETRACTED THE FLAPS WHEN I CALLED FOR HEADING SELECT. CAPT HAD DEMONSTRATED NON STANDARD CALLS AND PROCS THROUGHOUT THE TRIP.

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.