Narrative:

We were late arriving at the departure gate due to other aircraft occupying the gates. We arrived at the gate less than 15 mins prior to scheduled departure time. In our haste to finish our checklists we failed to properly review the SID procedure, specifically the turn to 320 degrees after passing 800 ft. When questioned by departure control we began our turn approximately 1000 ft late. I feel that this could have been avoided had we accomplished some of our cockpit duties prior to arriving at our departure gate rather than once we arrived. Supplemental information from acn 300379:while reviewing the westchester 9 SID, hpn page 10-3, the first officer read the notes at the bottom left corner, which read radar vectors to coate intersection. He failed to note the initial instructions to turn to 320 degrees confusion was noted and the first officer asked the captain if he agreed with radar vectors. He did. However, in the haste of the gate departure the captain was unaware of the SID assignment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEV FROM CLRNC RTE - THE FLC FOCUSED ON THE VECTOR NOTE AND FORGOT TO TURN TO A HDG AS PER THE SID PROC.

Narrative: WE WERE LATE ARRIVING AT THE DEP GATE DUE TO OTHER ACFT OCCUPYING THE GATES. WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE LESS THAN 15 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEP TIME. IN OUR HASTE TO FINISH OUR CHKLISTS WE FAILED TO PROPERLY REVIEW THE SID PROC, SPECIFICALLY THE TURN TO 320 DEGS AFTER PASSING 800 FT. WHEN QUESTIONED BY DEP CTL WE BEGAN OUR TURN APPROX 1000 FT LATE. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD WE ACCOMPLISHED SOME OF OUR COCKPIT DUTIES PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT OUR DEP GATE RATHER THAN ONCE WE ARRIVED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 300379:WHILE REVIEWING THE WESTCHESTER 9 SID, HPN PAGE 10-3, THE FO READ THE NOTES AT THE BOTTOM L CORNER, WHICH READ RADAR VECTORS TO COATE INTXN. HE FAILED TO NOTE THE INITIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN TO 320 DEGS CONFUSION WAS NOTED AND THE FO ASKED THE CAPT IF HE AGREED WITH RADAR VECTORS. HE DID. HOWEVER, IN THE HASTE OF THE GATE DEP THE CAPT WAS UNAWARE OF THE SID ASSIGNMENT.

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.