An ATP rated pilot flying a light single engine aircraft near dallas, tx, reports becoming distraction during his departure and failing to fly the heading as assigned by ATC.

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Attributes
ACN	485390
Time
Date	200009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : d10.tracon
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	485390
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I received a clearance of right turn 340 degrees, climb 2000 ft, departure on 124.3. For my departure from dallas love runway 31R to tyr, this was an aircraft we fly very little and you get used to the avionics in your main aircraft. During the right turn I was watching out for traffic, and not watching out for the 340 degree heading. (The aircraft I normally fly has a heading bug on the HSI that I set to assigned headings.) without the heading bug crutch, and looking for traffic at a busy airport, I turned past my assigned heading till reminded by departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATP RATED PLT FLYING A LIGHT SINGLE ENG ACFT NEAR DALLAS, TX, RPTS BECOMING DISTR DURING HIS DEP AND FAILING TO FLY THE HDG AS ASSIGNED BY ATC.

Narrative: I RECEIVED A CLRNC OF R TURN 340 DEGS, CLB 2000 FT, DEP ON 124.3. FOR MY DEP FROM DALLAS LOVE RWY 31R TO TYR, THIS WAS AN ACFT WE FLY VERY LITTLE AND YOU GET USED TO THE AVIONICS IN YOUR MAIN ACFT. DURING THE R TURN I WAS WATCHING OUT FOR TFC, AND NOT WATCHING OUT FOR THE 340 DEG HDG. (THE ACFT I NORMALLY FLY HAS A HDG BUG ON THE HSI THAT I SET TO ASSIGNED HDGS.) WITHOUT THE HDG BUG CRUTCH, AND LOOKING FOR TFC AT A BUSY ARPT, I TURNED PAST MY ASSIGNED HDG TILL REMINDED BY DEP.

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.