Air carrier flight crew experiences track deviation on SID departing lga.

Attributes
ACN	463330
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lga.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement departure other departure sid : lga nine
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 13300 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	463330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Prior to takeoff SID for lga runway 13, whitstone climb was briefed without any questions as to what procedures to follow. Captain made takeoff turned to 080 degrees and while climbing on that heading I, the PNF had to retune departure frequency. When I looked back up I realized the captain had overflown the 2.5 DME turn-point. I was just about to say something when departure control gave us a left turn and new altitude. The turn is necessary to keep out of kennedy's airspace. My distraction with the radio frequency precluded me from backing up the PF in a fast, complicated SID. Will try and remember the priorities of flying, aviate, navigation, communicate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC EXPERIENCES TRACK DEV ON SID DEPARTING LGA.

Narrative: PRIOR TO TKOF SID FOR LGA RWY 13, WHITSTONE CLB WAS BRIEFED WITHOUT ANY QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT PROCS TO FOLLOW. CAPT MADE TKOF TURNED TO 080 DEGS AND WHILE CLBING ON THAT HEADING I, THE PNF HAD TO RETUNE DEP FREQ. WHEN I LOOKED BACK UP I REALIZED THE CAPT HAD OVERFLOWN THE 2.5 DME TURN-POINT. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING WHEN DEP CTL GAVE US A L TURN AND NEW ALT. THE TURN IS NECESSARY TO KEEP OUT OF KENNEDY'S AIRSPACE. MY DISTR WITH THE RADIO FREQ PRECLUDED ME FROM BACKING UP THE PF IN A FAST, COMPLICATED SID. WILL TRY AND REMEMBER THE PRIORITIES OF FLYING, AVIATE, NAV, COMMUNICATE.

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.