Commuter small transport track heading deviation on departure vector from mwh.

Attributes
ACN	187043
Time
Date	199108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mwh
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mwh
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	187043
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 2000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On our scheduled departure from moses lake airport we were issued the moses 1 departure as filed to wenatchee airport (eat). The as filed routing was victor V-357 (R250 off mwh). After departing runway 3 at mwh we continued climbing to 8000 ft (assigned) and got handed over to grant county departure. Departure gave us a right turn to intercept V-357 on assigned heading 260 degree. After setting the heading bugs the captain started a left turn to 260 degree (the shorter turn). Once we rolled out on 260 degree the departure controller told us that it was supposed to be a right turn! As we were going over the arrival end of runway 14L, departure asked if we had an air carrier widebody transport on final to 14L on our right side. We did and stated so and nothing else was stated. We have flown this trip all month long and mwh VOR has been OTS all month. Every other time we departed mwh we always made a left turn to join the airway. To ar large extent the problem was due to conditioned response from previous departures from mwh. In the morning in sea I had noted that the mwh VOR was still OTS. But it had come back on and we failed to note that on our NOTAMS from mwh.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT TRACK HDG DEV ON DEP VECTOR FROM MWH.

Narrative: ON OUR SCHEDULED DEP FROM MOSES LAKE ARPT WE WERE ISSUED THE MOSES 1 DEP AS FILED TO WENATCHEE ARPT (EAT). THE AS FILED RTING WAS VICTOR V-357 (R250 OFF MWH). AFTER DEPARTING RWY 3 AT MWH WE CONTINUED CLBING TO 8000 FT (ASSIGNED) AND GOT HANDED OVER TO GRANT COUNTY DEP. DEP GAVE US A R TURN TO INTERCEPT V-357 ON ASSIGNED HDG 260 DEG. AFTER SETTING THE HDG BUGS THE CAPT STARTED A L TURN TO 260 DEG (THE SHORTER TURN). ONCE WE ROLLED OUT ON 260 DEG THE DEP CTLR TOLD US THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A R TURN! AS WE WERE GOING OVER THE ARR END OF RWY 14L, DEP ASKED IF WE HAD AN ACR WDB ON FINAL TO 14L ON OUR R SIDE. WE DID AND STATED SO AND NOTHING ELSE WAS STATED. WE HAVE FLOWN THIS TRIP ALL MONTH LONG AND MWH VOR HAS BEEN OTS ALL MONTH. EVERY OTHER TIME WE DEPARTED MWH WE ALWAYS MADE A L TURN TO JOIN THE AIRWAY. TO AR LARGE EXTENT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CONDITIONED RESPONSE FROM PREVIOUS DEPS FROM MWH. IN THE MORNING IN SEA I HAD NOTED THAT THE MWH VOR WAS STILL OTS. BUT IT HAD COME BACK ON AND WE FAILED TO NOTE THAT ON OUR NOTAMS FROM MWH.

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.