Air carrier mdt track heading deviation. Failed to maintain runway heading on SID out of sdf.

Attributes
ACN	200147
Time
Date	199201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdf tower : sdf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	200147
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After climbing through 400 ft AGL, first officer (PF) turned north on course which is what I thought our clearance was. Tower handed us off to departure which asked us to turn right heading 290. When I reported we had already passed 290 degrees and were on a 360 degree heading, he asked if tower had given that heading. I told him we had turned on course since our takeoff clearance included no specific heading and our route clearance was as filed. Departure controller said 'derby city 1 departure' which was included in our route clearance specified 'runway heading' or 'as assigned.' the first officer who had taken the clearance (route) initially had not mentioned that the route clearance included a SID during our review of the clearance and I failed to check on it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT TRACK HDG DEV. FAILED TO MAINTAIN RWY HDG ON SID OUT OF SDF.

Narrative: AFTER CLBING THROUGH 400 FT AGL, FO (PF) TURNED N ON COURSE WHICH IS WHAT I THOUGHT OUR CLRNC WAS. TWR HANDED US OFF TO DEP WHICH ASKED US TO TURN R HDG 290. WHEN I RPTED WE HAD ALREADY PASSED 290 DEGS AND WERE ON A 360 DEG HDG, HE ASKED IF TWR HAD GIVEN THAT HDG. I TOLD HIM WE HAD TURNED ON COURSE SINCE OUR TKOF CLRNC INCLUDED NO SPECIFIC HDG AND OUR RTE CLRNC WAS AS FILED. DEP CTLR SAID 'DERBY CITY 1 DEP' WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN OUR RTE CLRNC SPECIFIED 'RWY HDG' OR 'AS ASSIGNED.' THE FO WHO HAD TAKEN THE CLRNC (RTE) INITIALLY HAD NOT MENTIONED THAT THE RTE CLRNC INCLUDED A SID DURING OUR REVIEW OF THE CLRNC AND I FAILED TO CHK ON IT.

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.