<< >> NASA ASRS Report 537522, February 2002

A bonanza B33 private pilot attempts a SID departure procedure without the chart being available for reference and is corrected by bay departure controller.

Attributes
ACN	537522
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon tower : sjc.tower tower : egkk.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 506 flight time type : 480
ASRS Report	537522
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : clearance delivery
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a SID en route from sjc, I failed to follow the SID correctly. I made an early left turn and departure control then vectored me to rejoin the departure. No priority was given or needed. This was due to my accepting a clearance and then finding that I did not have a current plate for the departure assigned. I had flown this departure before and believed that I had it memorized. I was wrong. This was the wrong thing to do and I realize that I had compromised safety by my actions. The correct action would have been to contact clearance and obtain a revised clearance before departing after I discovered the missing plate. I am normally a very competent pilot. I feel that overconfidence and being in a hurry to depart contributed to this event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BONANZA B33 PVT PLT ATTEMPTS A SID DEP PROC WITHOUT THE CHART BEING AVAILABLE FOR REF AND IS CORRECTED BY BAY DEP CTLR.

Narrative: WHILE ON A SID ENRTE FROM SJC, I FAILED TO FOLLOW THE SID CORRECTLY. I MADE AN EARLY L TURN AND DEP CTL THEN VECTORED ME TO REJOIN THE DEP. NO PRIORITY WAS GIVEN OR NEEDED. THIS WAS DUE TO MY ACCEPTING A CLRNC AND THEN FINDING THAT I DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT PLATE FOR THE DEP ASSIGNED. I HAD FLOWN THIS DEP BEFORE AND BELIEVED THAT I HAD IT MEMORIZED. I WAS WRONG. THIS WAS THE WRONG THING TO DO AND I REALIZE THAT I HAD COMPROMISED SAFETY BY MY ACTIONS. THE CORRECT ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO CONTACT CLRNC AND OBTAIN A REVISED CLRNC BEFORE DEPARTING AFTER I DISCOVERED THE MISSING PLATE. I AM NORMALLY A VERY COMPETENT PLT. I FEEL THAT OVERCONFIDENCE AND BEING IN A HURRY TO DEPART CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.

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.