Narrative:

As captain that was PF, I asked the first officer what our departure clearance was. He told me the wrong one and I flew the wrong heading on takeoff. Departure caught it and by the time I turned to the right heading, I went 250 ft over our assigned altitude. 2 things could help here: I could/should have looked at the written clearance myself. This is not always easy to do, and I should be able to trust the first officer for this kind of information. At dfw we are required to level off 1400 ft AGL after takeoff. Although we are in a high performance turboprop that can climb at 4000 FPM, leveling off immediately after takeoff is not that hard to do after you get used to it. It can be difficult if something other than routine happens during takeoff, as in this case.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF LTT FLEW THE WRONG HDG AFTER TKOF AND OVERSHOT INITIAL CLB ALT.

Narrative: AS CAPT THAT WAS PF, I ASKED THE FO WHAT OUR DEP CLRNC WAS. HE TOLD ME THE WRONG ONE AND I FLEW THE WRONG HDG ON TKOF. DEP CAUGHT IT AND BY THE TIME I TURNED TO THE RIGHT HDG, I WENT 250 FT OVER OUR ASSIGNED ALT. 2 THINGS COULD HELP HERE: I COULD/SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE WRITTEN CLRNC MYSELF. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO DO, AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRUST THE FO FOR THIS KIND OF INFO. AT DFW WE ARE REQUIRED TO LEVEL OFF 1400 FT AGL AFTER TKOF. ALTHOUGH WE ARE IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE TURBOPROP THAT CAN CLB AT 4000 FPM, LEVELING OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF IS NOT THAT HARD TO DO AFTER YOU GET USED TO IT. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT IF SOMETHING OTHER THAN ROUTINE HAPPENS DURING TKOF, AS IN THIS CASE.

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.