CL65 flight crew maintain runway heading after takeoff instead of turning to VOR as flight planned a...

Attributes
ACN	538850
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	538850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approximately XA30 we were cleared for takeoff without being given specific instructions like fly runway heading, fly direct bsv VOR, etc. For the prior month and a half of doing this flight we were always given specific clearance on takeoff. On this particular day another aircraft that took off before us was having a problem and had to return for immediate landing on the runway we were occupying. After takeoff the controller commented that we missed bsv VOR by 8 mi and contact ZOB. We were still on runway heading. Our clearance was cak direct bsv VOR direct aeros then ape VOR, etc. The clearance from clearance delivery was simply as filed. As stated previously every prior departure had specific takeoff clrncs usually fly runway heading. This one did not because of aircraft with problem. Note: turning direct bsv VOR after takeoff would have turned us toward the returning aircraft. In future, controller should be consistent with takeoff/departure instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLC MAINTAIN RWY HEADING AFTER TKOF INSTEAD OF TURNING TO VOR AS FLT PLANNED AND FILED.

Narrative: APPROX XA30 WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF WITHOUT BEING GIVEN SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS LIKE FLY RWY HEADING, FLY DIRECT BSV VOR, ETC. FOR THE PRIOR MONTH AND A HALF OF DOING THIS FLT WE WERE ALWAYS GIVEN SPECIFIC CLRNC ON TKOF. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY ANOTHER ACFT THAT TOOK OFF BEFORE US WAS HAVING A PROB AND HAD TO RETURN FOR IMMEDIATE LNDG ON THE RWY WE WERE OCCUPYING. AFTER TKOF THE CTLR COMMENTED THAT WE MISSED BSV VOR BY 8 MI AND CONTACT ZOB. WE WERE STILL ON RWY HEADING. OUR CLRNC WAS CAK DIRECT BSV VOR DIRECT AEROS THEN APE VOR, ETC. THE CLRNC FROM CLRNC DELIVERY WAS SIMPLY AS FILED. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY EVERY PRIOR DEP HAD SPECIFIC TKOF CLRNCS USUALLY FLY RWY HEADING. THIS ONE DID NOT BECAUSE OF ACFT WITH PROB. NOTE: TURNING DIRECT BSV VOR AFTER TKOF WOULD HAVE TURNED US TOWARD THE RETURNING ACFT. IN FUTURE, CTLR SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH TKOF/DEP INSTRUCTIONS.

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.

CL65 flight crew maintain runway heading after takeoff instead of turning to VOR as flight planned and filed.