C182 pilot has a heading track deviation during the teb 5 departure.

Attributes
ACN	708911
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : teb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	708911
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff; turbulence in the cockpit (and poor CRM) resulted in the temporary misplacement of the departure procedure which was to be used for departure from teb. During an attempt to find the written departure procedure; intended course of flight was deviated from. This led to confusion; and tower contacted us and advised us we were off course. We advised them we needed help; and requested vectors so that we could attend to flying the aircraft. We were told we were near ewr's airspace. Vectors were given; and a handoff to departure was given. Departure again told us we were off course; and we soon righted the situation. Conditions were IMC and this all transpired immediately after takeoff into a low cloud layer. The pilot's low time in IMC did not help the situation. What really caused the problem was a failure on our end to understand the departure procedure and have it available. In the future; the departure procedure will be kept in a visible place; and maintained under positive control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT HAS A HDG TRACK DEV DURING THE TEB 5 DEP.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; TURB IN THE COCKPIT (AND POOR CRM) RESULTED IN THE TEMPORARY MISPLACEMENT OF THE DEP PROC WHICH WAS TO BE USED FOR DEP FROM TEB. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO FIND THE WRITTEN DEP PROC; INTENDED COURSE OF FLT WAS DEVIATED FROM. THIS LED TO CONFUSION; AND TWR CONTACTED US AND ADVISED US WE WERE OFF COURSE. WE ADVISED THEM WE NEEDED HELP; AND REQUESTED VECTORS SO THAT WE COULD ATTEND TO FLYING THE ACFT. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE NEAR EWR'S AIRSPACE. VECTORS WERE GIVEN; AND A HDOF TO DEP WAS GIVEN. DEP AGAIN TOLD US WE WERE OFF COURSE; AND WE SOON RIGHTED THE SIT. CONDITIONS WERE IMC AND THIS ALL TRANSPIRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF INTO A LOW CLOUD LAYER. THE PLT'S LOW TIME IN IMC DID NOT HELP THE SIT. WHAT REALLY CAUSED THE PROB WAS A FAILURE ON OUR END TO UNDERSTAND THE DEP PROC AND HAVE IT AVAILABLE. IN THE FUTURE; THE DEP PROC WILL BE KEPT IN A VISIBLE PLACE; AND MAINTAINED UNDER POSITIVE CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.