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First officer of a B737-300 turned too late after takeoff to avoid penetration of P-56 prohibited airspace. The reporting captain recognized the problem and directed the first officer to adjust the aircraft track to immediately exit the airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 390710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Visual takeoff from dca. We may have entered the P-56 area. We briefed the departure plan well, I thought. First officer flying. Climbed after takeoff tower switched us to departure. (Only momentary distraction) turn started too late to follow the river. I urged a more aggressive turn. Should have: emphasized a more immediate and more aggressive turn after takeoff. Avoided momentary distraction switching departure. Discussed the westerly crosswind tending to blow us into P-56. 5 degree flap takeoff might be a better choice. Might: suggest to dca tower to delay handoff a couple of seconds until aircraft established in a turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A B737-300 TURNED TOO LATE AFTER TKOF TO AVOID PENETRATION OF P-56 PROHIBITED AIRSPACE. THE RPTING CAPT RECOGNIZED THE PROB AND DIRECTED THE FO TO ADJUST THE ACFT TRACK TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE AIRSPACE.
Narrative: VISUAL TKOF FROM DCA. WE MAY HAVE ENTERED THE P-56 AREA. WE BRIEFED THE DEP PLAN WELL, I THOUGHT. FO FLYING. CLBED AFTER TKOF TWR SWITCHED US TO DEP. (ONLY MOMENTARY DISTR) TURN STARTED TOO LATE TO FOLLOW THE RIVER. I URGED A MORE AGGRESSIVE TURN. SHOULD HAVE: EMPHASIZED A MORE IMMEDIATE AND MORE AGGRESSIVE TURN AFTER TKOF. AVOIDED MOMENTARY DISTR SWITCHING DEP. DISCUSSED THE WESTERLY XWIND TENDING TO BLOW US INTO P-56. 5 DEG FLAP TKOF MIGHT BE A BETTER CHOICE. MIGHT: SUGGEST TO DCA TWR TO DELAY HDOF A COUPLE OF SECONDS UNTIL ACFT ESTABLISHED IN A TURN.
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.