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Pit local controller described departure incident; aircraft assigned PIT8 SID initiated turn after reaching 1700; alleging confusing language on SID chart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 754783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : pit |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 754783 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Air carrier X; a CRJ2/left was cleared for takeoff on runway 28R and assigned runway heading. Aircraft must maintain runway heading for 2.5 mi west of pit for noise abatement and separation from traffic departing runway 28C or runway 28L which is initially assigned heading 260 degrees for noise abatement and separation. Air carrier X climbed to 1700 ft on runway heading and then began turning left. I asked the pilot why he was turning and he said that he was following the pit 8 departure SID and turning on course. This is not the first time this has happened. The problem is that the wording in the departure route description is confusing. Ever since the departure procedure for airports was incorporated into the SID there has been the potential for this problem. Departure procedures with altitude restrs should be removed from vector SID. It is the controller's responsibility to operate within the diverse vectoring area. Adding extraneous information for pilots only creates confusion. The wording of these sids must be simplified for safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIT LCL CTLR DESCRIBED DEP INCIDENT; ACFT ASSIGNED PIT8 SID INITIATED TURN AFTER REACHING 1700; ALLEGING CONFUSING LANGUAGE ON SID CHART.
Narrative: ACR X; A CRJ2/L WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 28R AND ASSIGNED RWY HDG. ACFT MUST MAINTAIN RWY HDG FOR 2.5 MI W OF PIT FOR NOISE ABATEMENT AND SEPARATION FROM TFC DEPARTING RWY 28C OR RWY 28L WHICH IS INITIALLY ASSIGNED HDG 260 DEGS FOR NOISE ABATEMENT AND SEPARATION. ACR X CLBED TO 1700 FT ON RWY HDG AND THEN BEGAN TURNING L. I ASKED THE PLT WHY HE WAS TURNING AND HE SAID THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING THE PIT 8 DEP SID AND TURNING ON COURSE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE PROB IS THAT THE WORDING IN THE DEP RTE DESCRIPTION IS CONFUSING. EVER SINCE THE DEP PROC FOR ARPTS WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE SID THERE HAS BEEN THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROB. DEP PROCS WITH ALT RESTRS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM VECTOR SID. IT IS THE CTLR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO OPERATE WITHIN THE DIVERSE VECTORING AREA. ADDING EXTRANEOUS INFO FOR PLTS ONLY CREATES CONFUSION. THE WORDING OF THESE SIDS MUST BE SIMPLIFIED FOR SAFETY.
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.