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Flight crew of medium large transport departing mdw forget direction of turn of departure. Delayed turn until clarified. Altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 199765 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord tower : mdw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 199765 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 199834 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Takeoff out of midway on runway 22 we were told to climb to 3000 ft turn to heading 090 degrees since we were parked at a gate adjacent to runway 22 we only had a few mins to run the checklist and prepare for takeoff. After taking off and climbing to 1300 ft to start our turn I realized I didn't remember which way to turn to 090 degree heading. I tried to call tower but they were on frequency with someone. Finally broke through to ask direction of turn and found out it was a right turn back over the airport. At that time I looked at our altitude and we were 3200-3300 ft in less than 10 seconds and steadied on 090 degree heading. Contacted chicago departure and nothing was said out of the ordinary and flight proceeded normally, I called tower and apologized for confusion. They said thank you. Moral of story, don't get rushed into takeoff or anything else unless you are thoroughly briefed and know what is going on in critical phases of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG DEPARTING MDW FORGET DIRECTION OF TURN OF DEP. DELAYED TURN UNTIL CLARIFIED. ALTDEV.
Narrative: TKOF OUT OF MIDWAY ON RWY 22 WE WERE TOLD TO CLB TO 3000 FT TURN TO HDG 090 DEGS SINCE WE WERE PARKED AT A GATE ADJACENT TO RWY 22 WE ONLY HAD A FEW MINS TO RUN THE CHKLIST AND PREPARE FOR TKOF. AFTER TAKING OFF AND CLBING TO 1300 FT TO START OUR TURN I REALIZED I DIDN'T REMEMBER WHICH WAY TO TURN TO 090 DEG HDG. I TRIED TO CALL TWR BUT THEY WERE ON FREQ WITH SOMEONE. FINALLY BROKE THROUGH TO ASK DIRECTION OF TURN AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A R TURN BACK OVER THE ARPT. AT THAT TIME I LOOKED AT OUR ALT AND WE WERE 3200-3300 FT IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS AND STEADIED ON 090 DEG HDG. CONTACTED CHICAGO DEP AND NOTHING WAS SAID OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY, I CALLED TWR AND APOLOGIZED FOR CONFUSION. THEY SAID THANK YOU. MORAL OF STORY, DON'T GET RUSHED INTO TKOF OR ANYTHING ELSE UNLESS YOU ARE THOROUGHLY BRIEFED AND KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN CRITICAL PHASES OF FLT.
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.