<< >> NASA ASRS Report 495120, December 2000

A near unauthorized penetration of P-56 by an A319 when he becomes distraction with a flap overspd warning departing dca, dc.

Attributes
ACN	495120
Time
Date	200012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	495120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap overspeed other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff on runway 1 dca, I made a turn toward the dca 328 degree radial. Upon entering clouds, at thrust reduction, the flap overspd warning sounded, as I had let the nose of the aircraft drop slightly. Flaps were retracted, and overspd warning stopped. In my disgust with myself for letting this happen, I failed to track outbound on the dca 328 degree radial. I realized this about the same time as the departure controller. I turned back to the radial, she gave instructions to turn even further. She remarked that we were very close to P-56 northwest of dca. Perhaps a lower flap setting with higher speed margin should have been used. Also, use autoplt instead of hand flying. If I had concentrated on flying the proper flight path after the flap overspd, the flight would not have come close to P-56. A valuable lesson was learned here.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NEAR UNAUTH PENETRATION OF P-56 BY AN A319 WHEN HE BECOMES DISTR WITH A FLAP OVERSPD WARNING DEPARTING DCA, DC.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF ON RWY 1 DCA, I MADE A TURN TOWARD THE DCA 328 DEG RADIAL. UPON ENTERING CLOUDS, AT THRUST REDUCTION, THE FLAP OVERSPD WARNING SOUNDED, AS I HAD LET THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DROP SLIGHTLY. FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, AND OVERSPD WARNING STOPPED. IN MY DISGUST WITH MYSELF FOR LETTING THIS HAPPEN, I FAILED TO TRACK OUTBOUND ON THE DCA 328 DEG RADIAL. I REALIZED THIS ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE DEP CTLR. I TURNED BACK TO THE RADIAL, SHE GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN EVEN FURTHER. SHE REMARKED THAT WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO P-56 NW OF DCA. PERHAPS A LOWER FLAP SETTING WITH HIGHER SPD MARGIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED. ALSO, USE AUTOPLT INSTEAD OF HAND FLYING. IF I HAD CONCENTRATED ON FLYING THE PROPER FLT PATH AFTER THE FLAP OVERSPD, THE FLT WOULD NOT HAVE COME CLOSE TO P-56. A VALUABLE LESSON WAS LEARNED HERE.

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.