Heading track deviation by a C525 flight crew during the psp 4 departure procedure from psp.

Attributes
ACN	635808
Time
Date	200410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : psp.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : psp 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	635808
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Clearance given was: via the palm springs 4 departure, V-386 palmdale, as filed, etc. Confusion arose due to the fact that V-386 appears on the cathedral 8 which calls for a right turn after takeoff as opposed to fly runway heading on the palm springs 4.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV BY A C525 FLT CREW DURING THE PSP 4 DEP PROC FROM PSP.

Narrative: CLRNC GIVEN WAS: VIA THE PALM SPRINGS 4 DEP, V-386 PALMDALE, AS FILED, ETC. CONFUSION AROSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT V-386 APPEARS ON THE CATHEDRAL 8 WHICH CALLS FOR A R TURN AFTER TKOF AS OPPOSED TO FLY RWY HDG ON THE PALM SPRINGS 4.

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.