Air carrier light transport track deviation on departure.

Attributes
ACN	97640
Time
Date	198811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tvc
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	97640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On departure from tvc initially made a right turn on course instead of a left turn on course. I had inadvertently set the CDI 180 degrees off. The wrongly set CDI was a major contributing factor. The trip we were on is called an illegal overnight. The crew stays on duty all night and gest 5 hours sleep. Before our day ended we were on duty 14 hours. Another factor besides fatigue was the first officer's experience and attitude. The first officer had less than 100 hours in aircraft and less than 1300 total flight hours. This first officer and the majority of first officer's at my company think that the only responsibility is to fly every other leg, fill out the log and get the clearance. Most don't have a clue to what CRM is. It's like flying with a bunch of private pilots with 300 hours of total flight time. I think the problem lies with the low total time and also the company's poor relationship with its pilots. Most first officer's attitudes are that they deserve to be captain with 1500-2000 hours of flight time. This idea comes about from the low wages first officer's make--$134 the first week. The only way to make it financially is to become a captain, and until they do they (the majority) don't care. They think they don't get paid enough to care or share the responsibility. They also feel that it will be the captain that will get violated if anything goes wrong. I don't think the company's training is to blame. Yes, it could be better. Right not it is considered, by many, to be among the best in the industry. Note: after last winter of company and first officer's ineptness I joined the training department. I am part of a program that rotates line pilots through the training department to instruct. After 6 months of instructing I'm back on the line. What I plan next to get out of a dangerous situation is to upgrade to a larger plane and hope by the time I get out of training the winter in the great lakes will be gone and I will also be gone to a better company/major.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT TRACK DEVIATION ON DEP.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM TVC INITIALLY MADE A RIGHT TURN ON COURSE INSTEAD OF A LEFT TURN ON COURSE. I HAD INADVERTENTLY SET THE CDI 180 DEGS OFF. THE WRONGLY SET CDI WAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE TRIP WE WERE ON IS CALLED AN ILLEGAL OVERNIGHT. THE CREW STAYS ON DUTY ALL NIGHT AND GEST 5 HRS SLEEP. BEFORE OUR DAY ENDED WE WERE ON DUTY 14 HRS. ANOTHER FACTOR BESIDES FATIGUE WAS THE F/O'S EXPERIENCE AND ATTITUDE. THE F/O HAD LESS THAN 100 HRS IN ACFT AND LESS THAN 1300 TOTAL FLT HRS. THIS F/O AND THE MAJORITY OF F/O'S AT MY COMPANY THINK THAT THE ONLY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO FLY EVERY OTHER LEG, FILL OUT THE LOG AND GET THE CLRNC. MOST DON'T HAVE A CLUE TO WHAT CRM IS. IT'S LIKE FLYING WITH A BUNCH OF PVT PLTS WITH 300 HRS OF TOTAL FLT TIME. I THINK THE PROB LIES WITH THE LOW TOTAL TIME AND ALSO THE COMPANY'S POOR RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS PLTS. MOST F/O'S ATTITUDES ARE THAT THEY DESERVE TO BE CAPT WITH 1500-2000 HRS OF FLT TIME. THIS IDEA COMES ABOUT FROM THE LOW WAGES F/O'S MAKE--$134 THE FIRST WK. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT FINANCIALLY IS TO BECOME A CAPT, AND UNTIL THEY DO THEY (THE MAJORITY) DON'T CARE. THEY THINK THEY DON'T GET PAID ENOUGH TO CARE OR SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY. THEY ALSO FEEL THAT IT WILL BE THE CAPT THAT WILL GET VIOLATED IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG. I DON'T THINK THE COMPANY'S TRNING IS TO BLAME. YES, IT COULD BE BETTER. RIGHT NOT IT IS CONSIDERED, BY MANY, TO BE AMONG THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY. NOTE: AFTER LAST WINTER OF COMPANY AND F/O'S INEPTNESS I JOINED THE TRNING DEPT. I AM PART OF A PROGRAM THAT ROTATES LINE PLTS THROUGH THE TRNING DEPT TO INSTRUCT. AFTER 6 MONTHS OF INSTRUCTING I'M BACK ON THE LINE. WHAT I PLAN NEXT TO GET OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION IS TO UPGRADE TO A LARGER PLANE AND HOPE BY THE TIME I GET OUT OF TRNING THE WINTER IN THE GREAT LAKES WILL BE GONE AND I WILL ALSO BE GONE TO A BETTER COMPANY/MAJOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.