An atx flight crew in an light transport encounter moderate to severe turbulence after takeoff and during their struggle to maintain control they forget to comply with the SID requirements.

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Attributes
ACN	391760
Time
Date	199801
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hpn
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	391760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Due to heavy winds and moderate to severe turbulence crew was concentrating on controling aircraft in safe and stable attitude. After takeoff crew continued on 340 degree heading and aircraft was flown without compliance to westminster 9 SID. Approach controller assigned 260 degree heading and flight proceeded normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX FLC IN AN LTT ENCOUNTER MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB AFTER TKOF AND DURING THEIR STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CTL THEY FORGET TO COMPLY WITH THE SID REQUIREMENTS.

Narrative: DUE TO HVY WINDS AND MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB CREW WAS CONCENTRATING ON CTLING ACFT IN SAFE AND STABLE ATTITUDE. AFTER TKOF CREW CONTINUED ON 340 DEG HDG AND ACFT WAS FLOWN WITHOUT COMPLIANCE TO WESTMINSTER 9 SID. APCH CTLR ASSIGNED 260 DEG HDG AND FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY.

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.