CRJ200 captain reports a track deviation while flying the kennedy 1 breezy point transition.

Attributes
ACN	735114
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Route In Use	departure sid : kennedy 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 8500
ASRS Report	735114
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying kennedy 1 departure breezy point climb; we deviated 1/2 - 1 mi east of the canarsie VOR. After takeoff; the PF (first officer) started his left turn toward the canarsie VOR. The wind at the time was 20-25 KTS out of the west. Passing through 1000 ft I noticed that we seemed to be drifting east of the required departure path. The first officer started to make some small corrections. As I was monitoring our flight path we were handed off to departure. After checking in with departure; I noticed that we were still 1/2 - 1 mi east of the canarsie VOR. His corrections were not enough and I should have said something about it when we passed through 1000 ft. The controller then asked us why we were cutting the corner off the departure. I let him know that we were correcting and apologized. We then intercepted the 223 degree radial after the canarsie VOR. Some of the factors that contributed to the deviation were the wind at the current time. Also the fear of going west of the canarsie VOR into lga airspace could have contributed to over compensating on our turn. I definitely should have communicated my concerns a lot sooner and will do so in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 CAPTAIN REPORTS A TRACK DEVIATION WHILE FLYING THE KENNEDY 1 BREEZY POINT TRANSITION.

Narrative: FLYING KENNEDY 1 DEP BREEZY POINT CLB; WE DEVIATED 1/2 - 1 MI E OF THE CANARSIE VOR. AFTER TKOF; THE PF (FO) STARTED HIS L TURN TOWARD THE CANARSIE VOR. THE WIND AT THE TIME WAS 20-25 KTS OUT OF THE W. PASSING THROUGH 1000 FT I NOTICED THAT WE SEEMED TO BE DRIFTING E OF THE REQUIRED DEP PATH. THE FO STARTED TO MAKE SOME SMALL CORRECTIONS. AS I WAS MONITORING OUR FLT PATH WE WERE HANDED OFF TO DEP. AFTER CHKING IN WITH DEP; I NOTICED THAT WE WERE STILL 1/2 - 1 MI E OF THE CANARSIE VOR. HIS CORRECTIONS WERE NOT ENOUGH AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT WHEN WE PASSED THROUGH 1000 FT. THE CTLR THEN ASKED US WHY WE WERE CUTTING THE CORNER OFF THE DEP. I LET HIM KNOW THAT WE WERE CORRECTING AND APOLOGIZED. WE THEN INTERCEPTED THE 223 DEG RADIAL AFTER THE CANARSIE VOR. SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEV WERE THE WIND AT THE CURRENT TIME. ALSO THE FEAR OF GOING W OF THE CANARSIE VOR INTO LGA AIRSPACE COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OVER COMPENSATING ON OUR TURN. I DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED MY CONCERNS A LOT SOONER AND WILL DO SO 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.