Narrative:

I was pilot not flying. The first officer; the pilot flying recently completed his first 100 hours in type and is new to the 737. We were cleared for takeoff on runway 1 via the national 3 SID. On initial climb; the pilot flying failed to maintain adequate course tracking and flew into P-56. Contributing factors included the following. The aircraft was misfueled by almost twice the planned fuel load; 33;000 pounds actual versus 18;000 pounds planned. Pre-takeoff duties thus included conversations with dispatch and the load agent to ensure aircraft could [legally] depart runway 1; and then land at an appropriate landing weight at destination. Simply put; we were heavy. Finally; we were mindful more than usual of our departure time due to the presence of a vip passenger. During takeoff; as the pilot flying rotated the aircraft; he remarked; 'the nose is really heavy.' after liftoff; he appeared to be preoccupied with trimming the aircraft. I stated; 'get that turn going; crank it over.' he turned left immediately to recapture the course. Once we were established in the turn; ATC asked if we were on course. I replied that we were in the turn and reintercepting. I noted that our track appeared to be west of both fix D341C and gtn; both of which I had input on the fix page during our pre-takeoff briefing for the engine failure procedure. During the climbout I was advised by ATC of a possible violation and provided a phone number to call. Once I arrived at the destination; I called and was advised that we had in fact violated area P-56. In the future; especially at dca; I will reinforce how important it is to precisely fly the SID. Further; I will be more likely to intervene and take the aircraft if required.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 flight crew; distracted by sluggish pitch response; failed to turn in a timely manner when flying the National SID off Runway 1 at DCA and briefly entered P-56 while correcting. The aircraft had been fueled to 33;000 LBS of fuel vice the flight plan required 18;000 LBS.

Narrative: I was pilot not flying. The First Officer; the pilot flying recently completed his first 100 hours in type and is new to the 737. We were cleared for takeoff on Runway 1 via the National 3 SID. On initial climb; the pilot flying failed to maintain adequate course tracking and flew into P-56. Contributing factors included the following. The aircraft was misfueled by almost twice the planned fuel load; 33;000 LBS actual versus 18;000 LBS planned. Pre-takeoff duties thus included conversations with Dispatch and the load agent to ensure aircraft could [legally] depart Runway 1; and then land at an appropriate landing weight at destination. Simply put; we were heavy. Finally; we were mindful more than usual of our departure time due to the presence of a VIP passenger. During takeoff; as the pilot flying rotated the aircraft; he remarked; 'The nose is really heavy.' After liftoff; he appeared to be preoccupied with trimming the aircraft. I stated; 'Get that turn going; crank it over.' He turned left immediately to recapture the course. Once we were established in the turn; ATC asked if we were on course. I replied that we were in the turn and reintercepting. I noted that our track appeared to be west of both fix D341C and GTN; both of which I had input on the fix page during our pre-takeoff briefing for the engine failure procedure. During the climbout I was advised by ATC of a possible violation and provided a phone number to call. Once I arrived at the destination; I called and was advised that we had in fact violated area P-56. In the future; especially at DCA; I will reinforce how important it is to precisely fly the SID. Further; I will be more likely to intervene and take the aircraft if required.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.