CL65 departing atl misses ATC assigned departure turn.

Attributes
ACN	574340
Time
Date	200302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : a80.tracon airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors departure sid : atl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	574340
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain (PF) departed runway 8R at katl with instructions to fly the runway heading until the MM, then heading 070 degrees. The captain had the mindset of turning at the OM, having set up the NDB frequency for the LOM in the radios. The crew continued on the runway heading past the MM until about 3 mi east of the airport. Departure control advised the crew that he needed the 070 degree heading and then re-assigned a 060 degree heading. The crew immediately turned left to 060 degree heading and proceeded without further incident. There was no traffic conflict. Perhaps including the phrase 'expect to turn at the MM' would be helpful on the atlanta 5 departure chart. The captain did brief the departure to the first officer describing the turn at the marker for noise abatement, however, a better description of the OM (versus MM) may have been caught by the first officer had the captain gone into further detail. (I think the captain would have caught the mistake as well.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 DEPARTING ATL MISSES ATC ASSIGNED DEP TURN.

Narrative: THE CAPT (PF) DEPARTED RWY 8R AT KATL WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO FLY THE RWY HDG UNTIL THE MM, THEN HDG 070 DEGS. THE CAPT HAD THE MINDSET OF TURNING AT THE OM, HAVING SET UP THE NDB FREQ FOR THE LOM IN THE RADIOS. THE CREW CONTINUED ON THE RWY HDG PAST THE MM UNTIL ABOUT 3 MI E OF THE ARPT. DEP CTL ADVISED THE CREW THAT HE NEEDED THE 070 DEG HDG AND THEN RE-ASSIGNED A 060 DEG HDG. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY TURNED L TO 060 DEG HDG AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT. PERHAPS INCLUDING THE PHRASE 'EXPECT TO TURN AT THE MM' WOULD BE HELPFUL ON THE ATLANTA 5 DEP CHART. THE CAPT DID BRIEF THE DEP TO THE FO DESCRIBING THE TURN AT THE MARKER FOR NOISE ABATEMENT, HOWEVER, A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF THE OM (VERSUS MM) MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BY THE FO HAD THE CAPT GONE INTO FURTHER DETAIL. (I THINK THE CAPT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE MISTAKE AS WELL.)

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.