Controller vectors air carrier on departure from dca to avoid prohibited area P-56.

Attributes
ACN	476390
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement
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 : 3100
ASRS Report	476390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departing runway 1 at dca, WX VFR with 8 mi visibility, 2000 ft scattered, 3500 ft broken, thunderstorms and rainshowers in vicinity. Followed VFR departure procedure. Captain advised he had river in sight at all times. Departure control gave 2 headings to the west to avoid P56 area (naval observatory), but we were over river as per VFR departure procedure. P56 was not violated, but controller seemed very concerned about our proximity to it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR VECTORS ACR ON DEP FROM DCA TO AVOID PROHIBITED AREA P-56.

Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 1 AT DCA, WX VFR WITH 8 MI VISIBILITY, 2000 FT SCATTERED, 3500 FT BROKEN, TSTMS AND RAINSHOWERS IN VICINITY. FOLLOWED VFR DEP PROC. CAPT ADVISED HE HAD RIVER IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES. DEP CTL GAVE 2 HEADINGS TO THE W TO AVOID P56 AREA (NAVAL OBSERVATORY), BUT WE WERE OVER RIVER AS PER VFR DEP PROC. P56 WAS NOT VIOLATED, BUT CTLR SEEMED VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PROX TO IT.

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.