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A CE525 flight crew deviates from their assigned required heading during a reflex reaction to a light that was assumed to be traffic on their departure procedure 2 NM from sna, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535288 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation I/SP |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : channel 1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 535288 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While intercepting the channel 1 departure (SID) my copilot and I caught a light in the left bottom corner of pilot's window. We both reacted to that light automatically. In just a couple of moments, we drifted right to a heading of about 200 degrees instead of a left turn to 175 degrees. Before we could make a correction, ATC (socal) asked us what our heading was and gave us a new heading of 160 degrees to resume the departure. No evasive action or traffic conflict occurred. A busy airport at night with a lot of lights on the ground and in the air. A lot of tasks to accomplish while also looking outside in a short time frame. Quick reactions to a situation that suddenly occurs can be distracting for just long enough to cause deviations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE525 FLC DEVIATES FROM THEIR ASSIGNED REQUIRED HDG DURING A REFLEX REACTION TO A LIGHT THAT WAS ASSUMED TO BE TFC ON THEIR DEP PROC 2 NM FROM SNA, CA.
Narrative: WHILE INTERCEPTING THE CHANNEL 1 DEP (SID) MY COPLT AND I CAUGHT A LIGHT IN THE L BOTTOM CORNER OF PLT'S WINDOW. WE BOTH REACTED TO THAT LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY. IN JUST A COUPLE OF MOMENTS, WE DRIFTED R TO A HDG OF ABOUT 200 DEGS INSTEAD OF A L TURN TO 175 DEGS. BEFORE WE COULD MAKE A CORRECTION, ATC (SOCAL) ASKED US WHAT OUR HDG WAS AND GAVE US A NEW HDG OF 160 DEGS TO RESUME THE DEP. NO EVASIVE ACTION OR TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED. A BUSY ARPT AT NIGHT WITH A LOT OF LIGHTS ON THE GND AND IN THE AIR. A LOT OF TASKS TO ACCOMPLISH WHILE ALSO LOOKING OUTSIDE IN A SHORT TIME FRAME. QUICK REACTIONS TO A SIT THAT SUDDENLY OCCURS CAN BE DISTRACTING FOR JUST LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DEVS.
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.