Narrative:

The captain pulled the appropriate plates from the book (the texoma 9 departure). The first officer got the clearance and began studying the plate. Confusion of which ft worth airport we were at; being three were listed on the area departure. Querying the captain; it was agreed that an assigned heading would be given at takeoff. After the cleared for takeoff was given; the thrust levers were advanced and the takeoff roll began. Shortly thereafter; the first officer requested an initial heading for departure; because the TEX9 area departure did not have the necessary information; the controller replied with; 'the information is on the departure.' the first officer stated he did not have that information. The controller then read heading 340 degrees to 7.3; then left to 345 degrees. The first officer; very confused at this time realized quickly that he was looking at the wrong plate. The tower stated fly heading 340 degrees; then gave the first officer a phone number to call. I think it was dfw tower. The first officer immediately went to the plates and pulled the correct TEX9 departure procedure from the book. The first officer's confusion was real. There were 2 TEX9 departure plates. An area departure and the one for dfw international. By the captain pulling the wrong plate and the first officer not thinking there might be two of the same named plate; the essential information was missing for takeoff. Once at the destination; we called the tower. The captain spoke. The tower wanted to know our confusion. We explained our mistake. Our radio communication with the tower caused the aircraft landing behind us to execute a go around; because the tower did not clear it to land. The lack of communication between captain and first officer prior to takeoff regarding the initial departure procedure led to confusion by the controller. The captain was aloof when it came time to discussing the plate; therefore an assumption was made that the tower would give us a heading. The first officer was unfamiliar with dallas and the number of surrounding airports with the ft worth name. 3 were listed on the departure plate. The first officer did not think to reference the index number until it was too late. I was fixated on the name. What confused me the most was the names of the airports. I could find nowhere the name of dfw international. I saw 3 ft worth names (spinks; meacham; NAS irb sycamore). My mistake was to trust the captain had pulled the correct plate and I did not familiarize myself enough with the surrounding area. A lesson learned. Since pilots use the 3 letter identifier to make sure they are looking at the correct plate; I think it would have been clrer if the identifier was listed next to the names on the airports served list of the area departure. I then would have known that none of the airports listed were the one I was at. I felt I had to notify the controller of my confusion because I did not know where I was going and did not want to create a bigger problem in flight. I hope the information can be useful; and I apologize for my errors in the situation.

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Title: A BE400 PILOT NOTES THAT THE 3 DFW AREA ARPTS HAVE SIDS WITH THE SAME NAME LEADING PILOTS TO INCORRECTLY FLY PROCEDURES FOR A NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: THE CAPT PULLED THE APPROPRIATE PLATES FROM THE BOOK (THE TEXOMA 9 DEP). THE FO GOT THE CLRNC AND BEGAN STUDYING THE PLATE. CONFUSION OF WHICH FT WORTH ARPT WE WERE AT; BEING THREE WERE LISTED ON THE AREA DEP. QUERYING THE CAPT; IT WAS AGREED THAT AN ASSIGNED HDG WOULD BE GIVEN AT TKOF. AFTER THE CLRED FOR TKOF WAS GIVEN; THE THRUST LEVERS WERE ADVANCED AND THE TKOF ROLL BEGAN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; THE FO REQUESTED AN INITIAL HDG FOR DEP; BECAUSE THE TEX9 AREA DEP DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY INFO; THE CTLR REPLIED WITH; 'THE INFO IS ON THE DEP.' THE FO STATED HE DID NOT HAVE THAT INFO. THE CTLR THEN READ HDG 340 DEGS TO 7.3; THEN L TO 345 DEGS. THE FO; VERY CONFUSED AT THIS TIME REALIZED QUICKLY THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT THE WRONG PLATE. THE TWR STATED FLY HDG 340 DEGS; THEN GAVE THE FO A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. I THINK IT WAS DFW TWR. THE FO IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE PLATES AND PULLED THE CORRECT TEX9 DEP PROC FROM THE BOOK. THE FO'S CONFUSION WAS REAL. THERE WERE 2 TEX9 DEP PLATES. AN AREA DEP AND THE ONE FOR DFW INTL. BY THE CAPT PULLING THE WRONG PLATE AND THE FO NOT THINKING THERE MIGHT BE TWO OF THE SAME NAMED PLATE; THE ESSENTIAL INFO WAS MISSING FOR TKOF. ONCE AT THE DEST; WE CALLED THE TWR. THE CAPT SPOKE. THE TWR WANTED TO KNOW OUR CONFUSION. WE EXPLAINED OUR MISTAKE. OUR RADIO COM WITH THE TWR CAUSED THE ACFT LNDG BEHIND US TO EXECUTE A GAR; BECAUSE THE TWR DID NOT CLR IT TO LAND. THE LACK OF COM BTWN CAPT AND FO PRIOR TO TKOF REGARDING THE INITIAL DEP PROC LED TO CONFUSION BY THE CTLR. THE CAPT WAS ALOOF WHEN IT CAME TIME TO DISCUSSING THE PLATE; THEREFORE AN ASSUMPTION WAS MADE THAT THE TWR WOULD GIVE US A HDG. THE FO WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH DALLAS AND THE NUMBER OF SURROUNDING ARPTS WITH THE FT WORTH NAME. 3 WERE LISTED ON THE DEP PLATE. THE FO DID NOT THINK TO REF THE INDEX NUMBER UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I WAS FIXATED ON THE NAME. WHAT CONFUSED ME THE MOST WAS THE NAMES OF THE ARPTS. I COULD FIND NOWHERE THE NAME OF DFW INTL. I SAW 3 FT WORTH NAMES (SPINKS; MEACHAM; NAS IRB SYCAMORE). MY MISTAKE WAS TO TRUST THE CAPT HAD PULLED THE CORRECT PLATE AND I DID NOT FAMILIARIZE MYSELF ENOUGH WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. A LESSON LEARNED. SINCE PLTS USE THE 3 LETTER IDENTIFIER TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE CORRECT PLATE; I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CLRER IF THE IDENTIFIER WAS LISTED NEXT TO THE NAMES ON THE ARPTS SERVED LIST OF THE AREA DEP. I THEN WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT NONE OF THE ARPTS LISTED WERE THE ONE I WAS AT. I FELT I HAD TO NOTIFY THE CTLR OF MY CONFUSION BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHERE I WAS GOING AND DID NOT WANT TO CREATE A BIGGER PROB IN FLT. I HOPE THE INFO CAN BE USEFUL; AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY ERRORS IN THE SITUATION.

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.