Heading track deviation on departure in EMS light transport.

Attributes
ACN	209627
Time
Date	199205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	209627
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Rushing a lifeguard mission in our light transport jet, we were given our initial heading after setting engine power. I read back the heading of 005 degrees but as I looked up from the departure checklist at approximately 900 ft AGL we had started a turn about 20 degrees in the wrong direction of turn. We immediately corrected just as departure control asked our heading. I felt no conflict had taken place. I feel the problem is due to poor acknowledgement of crew member communications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV ON DEP IN EMS LTT.

Narrative: RUSHING A LIFEGUARD MISSION IN OUR LTT JET, WE WERE GIVEN OUR INITIAL HDG AFTER SETTING ENG PWR. I READ BACK THE HDG OF 005 DEGS BUT AS I LOOKED UP FROM THE DEP CHKLIST AT APPROX 900 FT AGL WE HAD STARTED A TURN ABOUT 20 DEGS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION OF TURN. WE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED JUST AS DEP CTL ASKED OUR HDG. I FELT NO CONFLICT HAD TAKEN PLACE. I FEEL THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO POOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CREW MEMBER COMS.

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.