F900 crew had track deviation in dca class B.

Attributes
ACN	475220
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	475220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jun/tue/00, at approximately XA30Z, we were departing dca for sjc off of runway 33. Our instructions were to intercept dca 329 degree radial and climb to 3000 ft. Though I was PIC, I was occupying the right seat and performing PNF duties. The flight director mode selector was programmed for heading, and the HSI mode was selected for arc/VOR. After takeoff and upon entering IMC, I noticed we weren't intercepting the radial, so I instructed the PF to turn left to intercept, while at the same time (myself) turning the heading bug knob to the left. By the time the navigation mode was armed, we had already passed the radial and at the same time was having a conversation about noise abatement and a frequency change was in progress. By the time we realized what was happening, we were quite away off the radial and were rapidly approaching assigned altitude. The next controller asked what we were supposed to be doing and I replied 'intercept the 329 degree radial.' he gave us further instructions to proceed on course and just before he handed us off to the next one, he said something to the effect of 'don't worry, got you covered,' which of course I thanked him very much for. There was no indication of any conflict, luckily. The remainder of the flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F900 CREW HAD TRACK DEV IN DCA CLASS B.

Narrative: ON JUN/TUE/00, AT APPROX XA30Z, WE WERE DEPARTING DCA FOR SJC OFF OF RWY 33. OUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO INTERCEPT DCA 329 DEG RADIAL AND CLB TO 3000 FT. THOUGH I WAS PIC, I WAS OCCUPYING THE R SEAT AND PERFORMING PNF DUTIES. THE FLT DIRECTOR MODE SELECTOR WAS PROGRAMMED FOR HEADING, AND THE HSI MODE WAS SELECTED FOR ARC/VOR. AFTER TKOF AND UPON ENTERING IMC, I NOTICED WE WEREN'T INTERCEPTING THE RADIAL, SO I INSTRUCTED THE PF TO TURN L TO INTERCEPT, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME (MYSELF) TURNING THE HEADING BUG KNOB TO THE L. BY THE TIME THE NAV MODE WAS ARMED, WE HAD ALREADY PASSED THE RADIAL AND AT THE SAME TIME WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT NOISE ABATEMENT AND A FREQ CHANGE WAS IN PROGRESS. BY THE TIME WE REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, WE WERE QUITE AWAY OFF THE RADIAL AND WERE RAPIDLY APCHING ASSIGNED ALT. THE NEXT CTLR ASKED WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND I REPLIED 'INTERCEPT THE 329 DEG RADIAL.' HE GAVE US FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED ON COURSE AND JUST BEFORE HE HANDED US OFF TO THE NEXT ONE, HE SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'DON'T WORRY, GOT YOU COVERED,' WHICH OF COURSE I THANKED HIM VERY MUCH FOR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY CONFLICT, LUCKILY. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.