Sfo controller described a wrong turn initiated by a SFO8 departure aircraft; noting a further turn ...

Narrative:

An E190 was issued the SFO8 departure; and taxied to runway 28L for departure. After being cleared for takeoff; the E190 began a right turn contrary to the SID as depicted for runways 28. I asked the pilot what they were doing and they said turning to 030 heading. A 030 heading on the SFO8 is for departures from runways 1. I continued the pilot in a turn to a 040 heading to mimic the shoreline 1 departure as I felt it was much safer than turning the pilot back toward mt. San bruno. My coordinator coordinated with nct what we were doing. No other aircraft were involved and no separation was lost. Note: the shoreline 1 departure could not be advertised and issued due to the lowered ceilings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SFO Controller described a wrong turn initiated by a SFO8 departure aircraft; noting a further turn was issued to simulate the Shoreline SID given the obstruction northwest of the airport.

Narrative: An E190 was issued the SFO8 departure; and taxied to Runway 28L for departure. After being cleared for takeoff; the E190 began a right turn contrary to the SID as depicted for Runways 28. I asked the pilot what they were doing and they said turning to 030 heading. A 030 heading on the SFO8 is for departures from Runways 1. I continued the pilot in a turn to a 040 heading to mimic the Shoreline 1 departure as I felt it was much safer than turning the pilot back toward Mt. San Bruno. My Coordinator coordinated with NCT what we were doing. No other aircraft were involved and no separation was lost. Note: the Shoreline 1 departure could not be advertised and issued due to the lowered ceilings.

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.

Attributes
ACN	944338
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	SFO.Tower
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 190/195 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID SFO8
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Sfo controller described a wrong turn initiated by a SFO8 departure aircraft; noting a further turn was issued to simulate the shoreline SID given the obstruction northwest of the airport.