Unauthorized penetration of prohibited airspace on SID departure procedure.

Attributes
ACN	319168
Time
Date	199510
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca tower : ads
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	319168
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While departing dca runway 36 in IMC, we crossed into prohibited airspace. Dca tower gave us vectors out of the area. Reason, without a departure route in the FMC the computer gives you a 1000 ft AGL point before turns. The 1000 ft AGL point should be cleared, and a dca/328 degrees/50 mi fix should be entered. Luckily we were able to notice just as we got a vector out of the airspace. Lesson: always double check your flight management computer and make sure you have what is needed to match your routing. Ps: no action was taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF PROHIBITED AIRSPACE ON SID DEP PROC.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING DCA RWY 36 IN IMC, WE CROSSED INTO PROHIBITED AIRSPACE. DCA TWR GAVE US VECTORS OUT OF THE AREA. REASON, WITHOUT A DEP RTE IN THE FMC THE COMPUTER GIVES YOU A 1000 FT AGL POINT BEFORE TURNS. THE 1000 FT AGL POINT SHOULD BE CLRED, AND A DCA/328 DEGS/50 MI FIX SHOULD BE ENTERED. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO NOTICE JUST AS WE GOT A VECTOR OUT OF THE AIRSPACE. LESSON: ALWAYS DOUBLE CHK YOUR FLT MGMNT COMPUTER AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WHAT IS NEEDED TO MATCH YOUR ROUTING. PS: NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.

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.