Pilatus PC12 pilot has a track-heading deviation en route.

Attributes
ACN	712643
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	712643
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During the climb phase after departure; the aircraft was cleared to fly a heading of 030 degrees to join airway. The flight director and autoplt were operational and configured to intercept and join the airway. A few mins after turning on course; the controller queried us to confirm we were on the airway as he showed 7-8 mi west. It became immediately obvious that the GPS was programmed for ZZZ direct ZZZ1; rather than ZZZ1 - ZZZ2 direct crg; which was the clearance. The controller reclred the aircraft to join airway. It did not appear that this incident had any effect on other traffic. Greater attention to GPS programming is required to help avoid this in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PILATUS PC12 PLT HAS A TRACK-HDG DEV ENRTE.

Narrative: DURING THE CLB PHASE AFTER DEP; THE ACFT WAS CLRED TO FLY A HDG OF 030 DEGS TO JOIN AIRWAY. THE FLT DIRECTOR AND AUTOPLT WERE OPERATIONAL AND CONFIGURED TO INTERCEPT AND JOIN THE AIRWAY. A FEW MINS AFTER TURNING ON COURSE; THE CTLR QUERIED US TO CONFIRM WE WERE ON THE AIRWAY AS HE SHOWED 7-8 MI W. IT BECAME IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS THAT THE GPS WAS PROGRAMMED FOR ZZZ DIRECT ZZZ1; RATHER THAN ZZZ1 - ZZZ2 DIRECT CRG; WHICH WAS THE CLRNC. THE CTLR RECLRED THE ACFT TO JOIN AIRWAY. IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD ANY EFFECT ON OTHER TFC. GREATER ATTN TO GPS PROGRAMMING IS REQUIRED TO HELP AVOID THIS IN THE FUTURE.

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.