An experienced flight crew was given a different runway clearance than normally used. The departure that the flight crew flew, though, was for the runway normally used and not appropriate for the runway clearance received.

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Attributes
ACN	304770
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : geg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	304770
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	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:

The spokane 5 departure, as published, is actually quite clear in its depiction of the departure procedure, ie, 'turn left to a 205 degree heading within 1 DME of the airport' when departing runway 25. Anyway, we blew it and were flying runway heading when tower had to remind us to make the turn. I figure that the reason we failed to execute the maneuver properly was due to the use of runway 7-25 when we normally operate from runway 3-21 (the longer runway was closed for construction). The departure from runway 21 is also a 205 degree heading but that is basically runway heading (207 degree) and that is what we had in our minds. Rather than having an unusual operation trigger extra study, we pressed on and simply blew the turn. Another lesson -- be meticulous and take more care -- especially when operations are different then normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EXPERIENCED FLC WAS GIVEN A DIFFERENT RWY CLRNC THAN NORMALLY USED. THE DEP THAT THE FLC FLEW, THOUGH, WAS FOR THE RWY NORMALLY USED AND NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE RWY CLRNC RECEIVED.

Narrative: THE SPOKANE 5 DEP, AS PUBLISHED, IS ACTUALLY QUITE CLR IN ITS DEPICTION OF THE DEP PROC, IE, 'TURN L TO A 205 DEG HDG WITHIN 1 DME OF THE ARPT' WHEN DEPARTING RWY 25. ANYWAY, WE BLEW IT AND WERE FLYING RWY HDG WHEN TWR HAD TO REMIND US TO MAKE THE TURN. I FIGURE THAT THE REASON WE FAILED TO EXECUTE THE MANEUVER PROPERLY WAS DUE TO THE USE OF RWY 7-25 WHEN WE NORMALLY OPERATE FROM RWY 3-21 (THE LONGER RWY WAS CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION). THE DEP FROM RWY 21 IS ALSO A 205 DEG HDG BUT THAT IS BASICALLY RWY HDG (207 DEG) AND THAT IS WHAT WE HAD IN OUR MINDS. RATHER THAN HAVING AN UNUSUAL OP TRIGGER EXTRA STUDY, WE PRESSED ON AND SIMPLY BLEW THE TURN. ANOTHER LESSON -- BE METICULOUS AND TAKE MORE CARE -- ESPECIALLY WHEN OPS ARE DIFFERENT THEN NORMAL.

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.