GLF4 flight crew has heading and track deviation conducting a noise abatement SID from oak.

Attributes
ACN	585131
Time
Date	200306
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nct.tracon tower : oak.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement departure sid : silent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	585131
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing out close to the runway, the ground controller gave us a new departure to the 'silent 7.' typically, I would have the other pilot read the departure to me and set it up, but I was flying with a new copilot and he seemed confused by it. I continued to taxi and did not get any clarity from him. I told him to set it up green on his side-VOR frequency, etc, and I would fly it blue on my side. At the end of the runway, I finally looked it over. It called for a heading to cross a radial which would indicate the start of the turn. I told him I would simply fly the FMS and he would back me up. I should have known he was still confused. He had been having difficulty assisting me all day and this was the first day we had flown together. We took off and somehow, the autoplt gets selected to heading rather than FMS. When we flew through the lead-in radial, he said nothing and by the time my FMS needle moved, we went through the radial. The controller called us on it as we were in the turn. Each pilot should be absolutely clear on the navigation plan, both the SID and FMS and autoplt set up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GLF4 FLT CREW HAS HEADING AND TRACK DEV CONDUCTING A NOISE ABATEMENT SID FROM OAK.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT CLOSE TO THE RWY, THE GND CTLR GAVE US A NEW DEP TO THE 'SILENT 7.' TYPICALLY, I WOULD HAVE THE OTHER PLT READ THE DEP TO ME AND SET IT UP, BUT I WAS FLYING WITH A NEW COPLT AND HE SEEMED CONFUSED BY IT. I CONTINUED TO TAXI AND DID NOT GET ANY CLARITY FROM HIM. I TOLD HIM TO SET IT UP GREEN ON HIS SIDE-VOR FREQ, ETC, AND I WOULD FLY IT BLUE ON MY SIDE. AT THE END OF THE RWY, I FINALLY LOOKED IT OVER. IT CALLED FOR A HEADING TO CROSS A RADIAL WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE START OF THE TURN. I TOLD HIM I WOULD SIMPLY FLY THE FMS AND HE WOULD BACK ME UP. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN HE WAS STILL CONFUSED. HE HAD BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY ASSISTING ME ALL DAY AND THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY WE HAD FLOWN TOGETHER. WE TOOK OFF AND SOMEHOW, THE AUTOPLT GETS SELECTED TO HEADING RATHER THAN FMS. WHEN WE FLEW THROUGH THE LEAD-IN RADIAL, HE SAID NOTHING AND BY THE TIME MY FMS NEEDLE MOVED, WE WENT THROUGH THE RADIAL. THE CTLR CALLED US ON IT AS WE WERE IN THE TURN. EACH PLT SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY CLR ON THE NAV PLAN, BOTH THE SID AND FMS AND AUTOPLT SET UP.

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.