Narrative:

We were clear for immediate takeoff on runway 13L intersection a. After the takeoff clearance, I did not hear any more clrncs from ATC until ATC advised us to go to departure. As we were coming off the ground, captain started to turn the aircraft to had of 220 degrees, then back to originally assigned heading of 185 degrees. I asked him what he was doing. He informed me that, as we were rolling, ATC told him to make a 90 degree right turn before reaching runway 22 (intersecting runway where airplanes were landing). I couldn't hear nor did hear any clrncs from ATC because I was too busy reading off line up checklist and V speeds. I was also too busy performing after takeoff procedures to realize any abnormal activities outside the cockpit. Captain stated that he turned the aircraft to the right as soon as he was able to, but was not able to do it before reaching runway 22. This caused approaching aircraft on runway 22 to go around. Captain called and asked ATC if he should turn back to heading of 185 degrees, but the tower did not reply for a while. A few mins later tower told us to go to departure frequency. Captain blames this incident on ATC for giving him a bad clearance. This incident could have been avoided if ATC would have taken his time and considered the situation more carefully. I believe the ATC gave us an immediate takeoff clearance, then later realized that we were too close to approaching aircraft on runway 22. ATC then tried to turn us to parallel runway 22, but that was just impossible for us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER ACFT UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH ATC DEP CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLR FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF ON RWY 13L INTXN A. AFTER THE TKOF CLRNC, I DID NOT HEAR ANY MORE CLRNCS FROM ATC UNTIL ATC ADVISED US TO GO TO DEP. AS WE WERE COMING OFF THE GND, CAPT STARTED TO TURN THE ACFT TO HAD OF 220 DEGS, THEN BACK TO ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED HDG OF 185 DEGS. I ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING. HE INFORMED ME THAT, AS WE WERE ROLLING, ATC TOLD HIM TO MAKE A 90 DEG RIGHT TURN BEFORE REACHING RWY 22 (INTERSECTING RWY WHERE AIRPLANES WERE LNDG). I COULDN'T HEAR NOR DID HEAR ANY CLRNCS FROM ATC BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY READING OFF LINE UP CHKLIST AND V SPDS. I WAS ALSO TOO BUSY PERFORMING AFTER TKOF PROCS TO REALIZE ANY ABNORMAL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT. CAPT STATED THAT HE TURNED THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT AS SOON AS HE WAS ABLE TO, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO IT BEFORE REACHING RWY 22. THIS CAUSED APCHING ACFT ON RWY 22 TO GO AROUND. CAPT CALLED AND ASKED ATC IF HE SHOULD TURN BACK TO HDG OF 185 DEGS, BUT THE TWR DID NOT REPLY FOR A WHILE. A FEW MINS LATER TWR TOLD US TO GO TO DEP FREQ. CAPT BLAMES THIS INCIDENT ON ATC FOR GIVING HIM A BAD CLRNC. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF ATC WOULD HAVE TAKEN HIS TIME AND CONSIDERED THE SITUATION MORE CAREFULLY. I BELIEVE THE ATC GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE TKOF CLRNC, THEN LATER REALIZED THAT WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO APCHING ACFT ON RWY 22. ATC THEN TRIED TO TURN US TO PARALLEL RWY 22, BUT THAT WAS JUST IMPOSSIBLE FOR US.

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.