<< >> NASA ASRS Report 427782, February 1999

LJ35 crew departing runway 33 at dca apparently misunderstood the VFR departure SID and turned too far left after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	427782
Time
Date	199902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lbb
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	427782
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We took off runway 33 on the northwest noise abatement P56 departure from dca. The SID calls for a left turn to join the river or the dca 328 degree radial, but from runway 33 the correct turn would be right to join the river. After departure the first officer misinterped the SID and advised a left turn. ATC then asked where we were going. At that time I reviewed the SID and realized we should have made a right turn. We then corrected to the right but had already deviated more than 30 degrees. Pilots departing runway 33 should be advised of an initial heading or revise the SID for runway 33 to turn right to join the river.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ35 CREW DEPARTING RWY 33 AT DCA APPARENTLY MISUNDERSTOOD THE VFR DEP SID AND TURNED TOO FAR L AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF RWY 33 ON THE NW NOISE ABATEMENT P56 DEP FROM DCA. THE SID CALLS FOR A L TURN TO JOIN THE RIVER OR THE DCA 328 DEG RADIAL, BUT FROM RWY 33 THE CORRECT TURN WOULD BE R TO JOIN THE RIVER. AFTER DEP THE FO MISINTERPED THE SID AND ADVISED A L TURN. ATC THEN ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. AT THAT TIME I REVIEWED THE SID AND REALIZED WE SHOULD HAVE MADE A R TURN. WE THEN CORRECTED TO THE R BUT HAD ALREADY DEVIATED MORE THAN 30 DEGS. PLTS DEPARTING RWY 33 SHOULD BE ADVISED OF AN INITIAL HDG OR REVISE THE SID FOR RWY 33 TO TURN R TO JOIN THE RIVER.

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.