Narrative:

There were several factors that contributed to the deviation into P-56 airspace. First neither the captain, or myself were familiar with this airport. Second, we were unclr on the departure procedure, and were about to review our charts specifically (10-4C) when our passenger arrived early. The result was we felt rushed, and departed from runway 36 unsure of the departure procedure. A reminder from ATC would eliminate this problem, example: clear for takeoff, turn left immediately heading 330 degrees to follow the river. This airspace is violated about 60 times per yr so it is clear to me that some changes need to be made. Supplemental information from acn 439427: after switching radio frequencys from tower to departure, I could see the washington monument and the white house. I immediately started a left turn. At that same moment, my first officer had just checked in with departure control and the controller advised us to make an immediate left turn. I believe part of the reason for this occurrence was my unfamiliarity with the departure procedure. This was the first time I had operated an aircraft out of dca. I failed to properly review all of the available charts, including the P-56 avoidance procedure. Instead I asked my copilot to read me the departure clearance and check the departure procedure. He advised me that our pre departure clearance was 'cleared as filed, expect radar vectors to the first fix,' etc. To me, this meant fly the runway heading for a vector. I think that we could have taken more time to review the departure charts available to us. I think that 'radar vectors to the first fix' is somewhat vague.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HAWKER 800 INVADES THE P-56 PROHIBITED AREA ON INITIAL CLB OUT OF DCA, DC.

Narrative: THERE WERE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEV INTO P-56 AIRSPACE. FIRST NEITHER THE CAPT, OR MYSELF WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ARPT. SECOND, WE WERE UNCLR ON THE DEP PROC, AND WERE ABOUT TO REVIEW OUR CHARTS SPECIFICALLY (10-4C) WHEN OUR PAX ARRIVED EARLY. THE RESULT WAS WE FELT RUSHED, AND DEPARTED FROM RWY 36 UNSURE OF THE DEP PROC. A REMINDER FROM ATC WOULD ELIMINATE THIS PROB, EXAMPLE: CLR FOR TKOF, TURN L IMMEDIATELY HDG 330 DEGS TO FOLLOW THE RIVER. THIS AIRSPACE IS VIOLATED ABOUT 60 TIMES PER YR SO IT IS CLR TO ME THAT SOME CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 439427: AFTER SWITCHING RADIO FREQS FROM TWR TO DEP, I COULD SEE THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT AND THE WHITE HOUSE. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED A L TURN. AT THAT SAME MOMENT, MY FO HAD JUST CHKED IN WITH DEP CTL AND THE CTLR ADVISED US TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE L TURN. I BELIEVE PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS OCCURRENCE WAS MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE DEP PROC. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD OPERATED AN ACFT OUT OF DCA. I FAILED TO PROPERLY REVIEW ALL OF THE AVAILABLE CHARTS, INCLUDING THE P-56 AVOIDANCE PROC. INSTEAD I ASKED MY COPLT TO READ ME THE DEP CLRNC AND CHK THE DEP PROC. HE ADVISED ME THAT OUR PDC WAS 'CLRED AS FILED, EXPECT RADAR VECTORS TO THE FIRST FIX,' ETC. TO ME, THIS MEANT FLY THE RWY HEADING FOR A VECTOR. I THINK THAT WE COULD HAVE TAKEN MORE TIME TO REVIEW THE DEP CHARTS AVAILABLE TO US. I THINK THAT 'RADAR VECTORS TO THE FIRST FIX' IS SOMEWHAT VAGUE.

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.