Flight crew departing tkpk runway 7 made a left turn after being told by tower to turn right and dir...

Attributes
ACN	841709
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	TKPK.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

On the runway in takeoff position we were cleared for takeoff; direct gabar; no other stipulation. There is no direction stated in airport detailed pages or anywhere else. The first officer repeated back cleared for takeoff runway heading. Tower came back 'direct gabar' then after a short delay said 'right turnout.' after takeoff; visibility was restricted and we determined the short way; and terrain cognizant way was to go left. There was some confusion on what tower had intended and tower was difficult to understand and very slow to respond. So; we turned left direct gabar. We didn't receive any objection or comments otherwise from ATC. Fight continued uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight crew departing TKPK Runway 7 made a left turn after being told by tower to turn right and direct GABAR. Haze was present and crew believed the left turn was away from terrain.

Narrative: On the runway in takeoff position we were cleared for takeoff; direct GABAR; no other stipulation. There is no direction stated in airport detailed pages or anywhere else. The First Officer repeated back cleared for takeoff runway heading. Tower came back 'direct GABAR' then after a short delay said 'right turnout.' After takeoff; visibility was restricted and we determined the short way; and terrain cognizant way was to go left. There was some confusion on what Tower had intended and Tower was difficult to understand and very slow to respond. So; we turned left direct GABAR. We didn't receive any objection or comments otherwise from ATC. Fight continued uneventfully.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Flight crew departing tkpk runway 7 made a left turn after being told by tower to turn right and direct gabar. Haze was present and crew believed the left turn was away from terrain.