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Flight crew of a chartered mdt jet departing dca failed to turn insufficient time after takeoff to prevent entering P56 prohibited airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 486780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Change of runways from runway 33 to runway 4 at dca. Had mentioned to copilot previous that a straight-out would keep us clear of P56 (government building). Had problems raising gear on previous day and replaced proximity switches. Gear seemed slow on retraction and focused on that problem. Did not initiate left turn immediately after takeoff as remembered briefing straight-out. Distraction of gear and lack of emphasis on new departure procedure resulted in coming 'very close' to government building prohibited area in words of controller. Left turn was initiated too late to provide maximum clearance. Clearance had been given as 'depart northwest.' perhaps a restr on a DME distance to complete a turn to a specific heading would be in order as a better indication of keeping clear of restr area. Also, re-emphasizing critical departures so both crew are aware again of limitations would have helped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A CHARTERED MDT JET DEPARTING DCA FAILED TO TURN INSUFFICIENT TIME AFTER TKOF TO PREVENT ENTERING P56 PROHIBITED AIRSPACE.
Narrative: CHANGE OF RWYS FROM RWY 33 TO RWY 4 AT DCA. HAD MENTIONED TO COPLT PREVIOUS THAT A STRAIGHT-OUT WOULD KEEP US CLR OF P56 (GOV BUILDING). HAD PROBS RAISING GEAR ON PREVIOUS DAY AND REPLACED PROX SWITCHES. GEAR SEEMED SLOW ON RETRACTION AND FOCUSED ON THAT PROB. DID NOT INITIATE L TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AS REMEMBERED BRIEFING STRAIGHT-OUT. DISTR OF GEAR AND LACK OF EMPHASIS ON NEW DEP PROC RESULTED IN COMING 'VERY CLOSE' TO GOV BUILDING PROHIBITED AREA IN WORDS OF CTLR. L TURN WAS INITIATED TOO LATE TO PROVIDE MAX CLRNC. CLRNC HAD BEEN GIVEN AS 'DEPART NW.' PERHAPS A RESTR ON A DME DISTANCE TO COMPLETE A TURN TO A SPECIFIC HEADING WOULD BE IN ORDER AS A BETTER INDICATION OF KEEPING CLR OF RESTR AREA. ALSO, RE-EMPHASIZING CRITICAL DEPS SO BOTH CREW ARE AWARE AGAIN OF LIMITATIONS WOULD HAVE HELPED.
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.