Narrative:

We were cleared from jfk to cho via kennedy eight departure/breezy point climb, radar vectors to robbinsville VOR. Prior to departure, I read the text portion of the departure. I then handed the departure plate to the pilot flying, he said he understood it. At the cri VOR I was expecting to receive radar vectors to robbinsville. As we passed cri, we didn't receive radar vectors. When we did not receive radar vectors, I started to review the approach plate, thinking we had exceeded our clearance limit. At this point, the controller ask us where we were going and gave us a left hand turn to a heading of approximately 220 degrees. I believe the following factors contributed to my error: 1) in the commercial chart plates, the plate is folded in such a way that graphic is not visible. Initially, I only read the text. When I read the text in conjunction with viewing the graphic, my error was apparent. The primary factor in this incident was not utilizing the resources available to me. 2) the pilot flying had a different interpretation of the departure than I did. We did not discuss the procedure to ensure that we both interpreted the procedure correctly. 3) I was talking to pilot flying through the procedure while we were flying, therefore he was flying the procedure per my instructions, which were incorrect.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C650 FLC INCORRECTLY REVIEW JFK KENNEDY DEP SID AND MISS TURN AT CRI VOR, CHALLENGED BY N90, THEN ISSUED VECTORS ON COURSE.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FROM JFK TO CHO VIA KENNEDY EIGHT DEP/BREEZY POINT CLIMB, RADAR VECTORS TO ROBBINSVILLE VOR. PRIOR TO DEP, I READ THE TEXT PORTION OF THE DEP. I THEN HANDED THE DEP PLATE TO THE PLT FLYING, HE SAID HE UNDERSTOOD IT. AT THE CRI VOR I WAS EXPECTING TO RECEIVE RADAR VECTORS TO ROBBINSVILLE. AS WE PASSED CRI, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE RADAR VECTORS. WHEN WE DID NOT RECEIVE RADAR VECTORS, I STARTED TO REVIEW THE APCH PLATE, THINKING WE HAD EXCEEDED OUR CLRNC LIMIT. AT THIS POINT, THE CTLR ASK US WHERE WE WERE GOING AND GAVE US A LEFT HAND TURN TO A HEADING OF APPROX 220 DEGS. I BELIEVE THE FOLLOWING FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO MY ERROR: 1) IN THE COMMERCIAL CHART PLATES, THE PLATE IS FOLDED IN SUCH A WAY THAT GRAPHIC IS NOT VISIBLE. INITIALLY, I ONLY READ THE TEXT. WHEN I READ THE TEXT IN CONJUNCTION WITH VIEWING THE GRAPHIC, MY ERROR WAS APPARENT. THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT UTILIZING THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ME. 2) THE PLT FLYING HAD A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF THE DEP THAN I DID. WE DID NOT DISCUSS THE PROCEDURE TO ENSURE THAT WE BOTH INTERPRETED THE PROC CORRECTLY. 3) I WAS TALKING TO PLT FLYING THROUGH THE PROC WHILE WE WERE FLYING, THEREFORE HE WAS FLYING THE PROCEDURE PER MY INSTRUCTIONS, WHICH WERE INCORRECT.

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.