EA32 crew had track deviation on departure at smf.

Attributes
ACN	467900
Time
Date	200003
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sac.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mcc.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	467900
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from runway 16R at sac airport, flew runway heading (165 degrees) on departure instead of pre departure clearance assigned heading of 120 degrees. Turned to heading 120 degrees after handoff to departure control. When asked if given assigned heading for takeoff discovered heading assignment in remarks of pre departure clearance. Was conducting IOE with first officer (his first takeoff) and believe I overlooked heading assignment while conducting training and observation. Lack of usual SID assignment should have alerted me to review pre departure clearance clearance more thoroughly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA32 CREW HAD TRACK DEV ON DEP AT SMF.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM RWY 16R AT SAC ARPT, FLEW RWY HDG (165 DEGS) ON DEP INSTEAD OF PDC ASSIGNED HDG OF 120 DEGS. TURNED TO HDG 120 DEGS AFTER HDOF TO DEP CTL. WHEN ASKED IF GIVEN ASSIGNED HDG FOR TKOF DISCOVERED HDG ASSIGNMENT IN REMARKS OF PDC. WAS CONDUCTING IOE WITH FO (HIS FIRST TKOF) AND BELIEVE I OVERLOOKED HDG ASSIGNMENT WHILE CONDUCTING TRAINING AND OBSERVATION. LACK OF USUAL SID ASSIGNMENT SHOULD HAVE ALERTED ME TO REVIEW PDC CLRNC MORE THOROUGHLY.

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.