C414A pilot had track deviation after becoming distraction with a hydraulic pump failure at lch.

Attributes
ACN	502590
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lch.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lch.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	502590
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft had taken off on runway 5, instructed to turn to 140 degrees and, after reaching 3000 ft, turn on course (230 degrees), cleared to 10000 ft. While climbing, the pilot was distraction by a warning light in the cockpit and continued his turn to 230 degrees prior to reaching 3000 ft. The heading was questioned by the controller and the pilot realized his mistake and apologized to the controller, who did not indicate that any traffic conflicts had occurred. The pilot maintained 3000 ft for a while, while the warning light was investigated. Later he requested 8000 ft as a final and was granted that altitude. The warning light turned out to be the failure of the right engine hydraulic pump, however, the pump of the left engine is sufficient to operate all system so the aircraft proceeded the short distance to its home base at houston hobby. The pilot should have notified ATC immediately of the warning light and asked to be clear of any conflicting traffic until the problem could be investigated and a decision on the appropriate action could have been made so as to eliminate any possible traffic conflicts. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot was flying a C414A aircraft. The hydraulic pump seized and the shaft sheered at the design weak point. Pilot indicated he became distraction with the warning light. After hydraulic pump replacement, operation was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414A PLT HAD TRACK DEV AFTER BECOMING DISTR WITH A HYD PUMP FAILURE AT LCH.

Narrative: ACFT HAD TAKEN OFF ON RWY 5, INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO 140 DEGS AND, AFTER REACHING 3000 FT, TURN ON COURSE (230 DEGS), CLRED TO 10000 FT. WHILE CLBING, THE PLT WAS DISTR BY A WARNING LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT AND CONTINUED HIS TURN TO 230 DEGS PRIOR TO REACHING 3000 FT. THE HDG WAS QUESTIONED BY THE CTLR AND THE PLT REALIZED HIS MISTAKE AND APOLOGIZED TO THE CTLR, WHO DID NOT INDICATE THAT ANY TFC CONFLICTS HAD OCCURRED. THE PLT MAINTAINED 3000 FT FOR A WHILE, WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INVESTIGATED. LATER HE REQUESTED 8000 FT AS A FINAL AND WAS GRANTED THAT ALT. THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OUT TO BE THE FAILURE OF THE R ENG HYD PUMP, HOWEVER, THE PUMP OF THE L ENG IS SUFFICIENT TO OPERATE ALL SYS SO THE ACFT PROCEEDED THE SHORT DISTANCE TO ITS HOME BASE AT HOUSTON HOBBY. THE PLT SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ATC IMMEDIATELY OF THE WARNING LIGHT AND ASKED TO BE CLR OF ANY CONFLICTING TFC UNTIL THE PROB COULD BE INVESTIGATED AND A DECISION ON THE APPROPRIATE ACTION COULD HAVE BEEN MADE SO AS TO ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBLE TFC CONFLICTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT WAS FLYING A C414A ACFT. THE HYD PUMP SEIZED AND THE SHAFT SHEERED AT THE DESIGN WEAK POINT. PLT INDICATED HE BECAME DISTR WITH THE WARNING LIGHT. AFTER HYD PUMP REPLACEMENT, OP WAS NORMAL.

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.