Air carrier medium large transport captain became distraction by forest fires during initial climb out resulting in overshooting heading. Reporter noticed his error and was correcting back when departure controller intervened regarding his heading.

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Attributes
ACN	501950
Time
Date	200102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	501950
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Before takeoff, tower instructed a turn to 210 degrees after departure, runway 18L. Started turn and tower handed us off to departure. Reporter (who was PF) became momentarily distraction by extensive area of brush fires on the ground. Passed through 210 degree heading to about 250 degrees. At that time, departure control queried as to our heading. By then we were back in the turn to 210 degrees. We were off heading for maybe 10 seconds. No conflict. Factors: fatigue from extensive back of clock flying, and inattn due to distraction on ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CAPT BECAME DISTR BY FOREST FIRES DURING INITIAL CLBOUT RESULTING IN OVERSHOOTING HDG. RPTR NOTICED HIS ERROR AND WAS CORRECTING BACK WHEN DEP CTLR INTERVENED REGARDING HIS HDG.

Narrative: BEFORE TKOF, TWR INSTRUCTED A TURN TO 210 DEGS AFTER DEP, RWY 18L. STARTED TURN AND TWR HANDED US OFF TO DEP. RPTR (WHO WAS PF) BECAME MOMENTARILY DISTR BY EXTENSIVE AREA OF BRUSH FIRES ON THE GND. PASSED THROUGH 210 DEG HDG TO ABOUT 250 DEGS. AT THAT TIME, DEP CTL QUERIED AS TO OUR HDG. BY THEN WE WERE BACK IN THE TURN TO 210 DEGS. WE WERE OFF HDG FOR MAYBE 10 SECONDS. NO CONFLICT. FACTORS: FATIGUE FROM EXTENSIVE BACK OF CLOCK FLYING, AND INATTN DUE TO DISTR ON GND.

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.