Commuter on SID from sjc starts turn early.

Attributes
ACN	173393
Time
Date	199103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3217 flight time type : 737
ASRS Report	173393
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	173568
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While departing sjc for bel on the sjc 6 departure, the captain, who was also the PF, began his turn to a heading of 110 degrees after reaching approximately 700', rather than waiting until 1.8 DME as depicted on the SID. I attribute this event to 2 factors: pilot complacency, on my part as well as the captain's. The second factor, in my opinion, is much more important: the rapidly deteriorating morale at abc airlines. Since acquiring abc 2 1/2 yrs ago, the xyz corp has become increasingly confrontational, condescending and oppressive toward the abc pilot group. Xyz has made it clear that substantial wage and benefit cuts are in our future. This kind of atmosphere is fatiguing, numbing, unhealthy and downright dangerous to work in. Flying the SID and the trip were not on my mind, or the captain's today--our deteriorating working conditions were.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ON SID FROM SJC STARTS TURN EARLY.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING SJC FOR BEL ON THE SJC 6 DEP, THE CAPT, WHO WAS ALSO THE PF, BEGAN HIS TURN TO A HDG OF 110 DEGS AFTER REACHING APPROX 700', RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL 1.8 DME AS DEPICTED ON THE SID. I ATTRIBUTE THIS EVENT TO 2 FACTORS: PLT COMPLACENCY, ON MY PART AS WELL AS THE CAPT'S. THE SECOND FACTOR, IN MY OPINION, IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT: THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING MORALE AT ABC AIRLINES. SINCE ACQUIRING ABC 2 1/2 YRS AGO, THE XYZ CORP HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CONFRONTATIONAL, CONDESCENDING AND OPPRESSIVE TOWARD THE ABC PLT GROUP. XYZ HAS MADE IT CLR THAT SUBSTANTIAL WAGE AND BENEFIT CUTS ARE IN OUR FUTURE. THIS KIND OF ATMOSPHERE IS FATIGUING, NUMBING, UNHEALTHY AND DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS TO WORK IN. FLYING THE SID AND THE TRIP WERE NOT ON MY MIND, OR THE CAPT'S TODAY--OUR DETERIORATING WORKING CONDITIONS WERE.

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