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Sfo tower controller directed airbus 319 to turn to avoid terrain while flight crew waited for autoflt commands to do so from runway 19L on takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421272 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 421272 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Sfo takeoff runway 19R. Dumbarton 6 departure. Note on procedure 'runways 19L/right departure turn left due to steeply rising terrain to 2000 ft immediately south of airport.' airbus A319 took off with 'navigation' armed. At 400 ft, navigation engaged, however, flight director never commanded a turn. Tower issued warning to turn left to avoid terrain. Selected 'heading' and turned. At times we can be complacent with FMS aircraft. At all times I plan to be more diligent concerning situational awareness and not blindly follow unsafe flight director commands.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SFO TWR CTLR DIRECTED AIRBUS 319 TO TURN TO AVOID TERRAIN WHILE FLC WAITED FOR AUTOFLT COMMANDS TO DO SO FROM RWY 19L ON TKOF.
Narrative: SFO TKOF RWY 19R. DUMBARTON 6 DEP. NOTE ON PROC 'RWYS 19L/R DEP TURN L DUE TO STEEPLY RISING TERRAIN TO 2000 FT IMMEDIATELY S OF ARPT.' AIRBUS A319 TOOK OFF WITH 'NAV' ARMED. AT 400 FT, NAV ENGAGED, HOWEVER, FLT DIRECTOR NEVER COMMANDED A TURN. TWR ISSUED WARNING TO TURN L TO AVOID TERRAIN. SELECTED 'HDG' AND TURNED. AT TIMES WE CAN BE COMPLACENT WITH FMS ACFT. AT ALL TIMES I PLAN TO BE MORE DILIGENT CONCERNING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND NOT BLINDLY FOLLOW UNSAFE FLT DIRECTOR COMMANDS.
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.