C560 crew had a track deviation in lex class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	563355
Time
Date	200210
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lex.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lex.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	563355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I picked up the departure clearance myself to iad. The clearance was as filed with an altitude and squawk. No IFR departure was published and no special instructions were received from clearance delivery or the tower controller. Leaving 1500 ft AGL, we turned on course (about 40 degrees right turn). Due to radio congestion, we were unable to contact departure right away. When we did, I reported direct to the first fix and our altitude. The departure controller told us we should be flying runway heading, so we returned to runway heading. I am still not sure who made the mistake, but the other pilot did not remember hearing instructions to fly runway heading either, so those instructions may have been omitted in error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 CREW HAD A TRACK DEV IN LEX CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I PICKED UP THE DEP CLRNC MYSELF TO IAD. THE CLRNC WAS AS FILED WITH AN ALT AND SQUAWK. NO IFR DEP WAS PUBLISHED AND NO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM CLRNC DELIVERY OR THE TWR CTLR. LEAVING 1500 FT AGL, WE TURNED ON COURSE (ABOUT 40 DEGS R TURN). DUE TO RADIO CONGESTION, WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTACT DEP RIGHT AWAY. WHEN WE DID, I RPTED DIRECT TO THE FIRST FIX AND OUR ALT. THE DEP CTLR TOLD US WE SHOULD BE FLYING RWY HDG, SO WE RETURNED TO RWY HDG. I AM STILL NOT SURE WHO MADE THE MISTAKE, BUT THE OTHER PLT DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING INSTRUCTIONS TO FLY RWY HDG EITHER, SO THOSE INSTRUCTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ERROR.

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.