Flight crew does not comply with published IFR departure procedure.

Attributes
ACN	302583
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dro
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 2750 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	302583
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the first officer on a flight out of durango, co. The conditions were good VFR and the captain and I felt we could depart on a VFR climb out of durango and provide our own terrain separation. Due to some extra time on the ground in dro, the captain picked up an IFR clearance to montrose, co, while we were still on the ground. I didn't listen to the clearance, but assumed he had requested and been cleared for the VFR climb. While climbing out the captain instructed me to make the climbing left turn on course. Later after the controller at ZDV inquired about our position and altitude. I realized we hadn't been cleared for a VFR climb. We were required to follow the departure procedure out of dro. Conditions were good VFR and safety was never compromised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DOES NOT COMPLY WITH PUBLISHED IFR DEP PROC.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON A FLT OUT OF DURANGO, CO. THE CONDITIONS WERE GOOD VFR AND THE CAPT AND I FELT WE COULD DEPART ON A VFR CLB OUT OF DURANGO AND PROVIDE OUR OWN TERRAIN SEPARATION. DUE TO SOME EXTRA TIME ON THE GND IN DRO, THE CAPT PICKED UP AN IFR CLRNC TO MONTROSE, CO, WHILE WE WERE STILL ON THE GND. I DIDN'T LISTEN TO THE CLRNC, BUT ASSUMED HE HAD REQUESTED AND BEEN CLRED FOR THE VFR CLB. WHILE CLBING OUT THE CAPT INSTRUCTED ME TO MAKE THE CLBING L TURN ON COURSE. LATER AFTER THE CTLR AT ZDV INQUIRED ABOUT OUR POS AND ALT. I REALIZED WE HADN'T BEEN CLRED FOR A VFR CLB. WE WERE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE DEP PROC OUT OF DRO. CONDITIONS WERE GOOD VFR AND SAFETY WAS NEVER COMPROMISED.

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.