Narrative:

First officer was flying the cincinnati 8 departure which calls for runway heading or as assigned. I was involved in running takeoff and departure/climb checklist and setting radios for the arrival into dayton. The in-flight time was blocked at 15 mins and workload was very high. First officer turned aircraft to a heading of 005 degrees without my noticing. Received a call from departure controller asking what our heading was. When I replied 005 degrees, he told us to turn to a heading of 274 degrees (runway heading). No conflict was mentioned and no traffic avoidance was required. Contributing factors were high workload and a weak takeoff briefing with assumptions that both of us knew what the departure procedure required. I reinstructed the first officer on departure briefings and made a note to myself to remain more vigilant in spite of the workload.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 CAPT BECAME DISTR AND DID NOT NOTICE HIS FO DID NOT REMAIN ON RWY HDG, AS REQUIRED, DURING DEP FROM CVG.

Narrative: FO WAS FLYING THE CINCINNATI 8 DEP WHICH CALLS FOR RWY HDG OR AS ASSIGNED. I WAS INVOLVED IN RUNNING TKOF AND DEP/CLB CHKLIST AND SETTING RADIOS FOR THE ARR INTO DAYTON. THE INFLT TIME WAS BLOCKED AT 15 MINS AND WORKLOAD WAS VERY HIGH. FO TURNED ACFT TO A HDG OF 005 DEGS WITHOUT MY NOTICING. RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEP CTLR ASKING WHAT OUR HDG WAS. WHEN I REPLIED 005 DEGS, HE TOLD US TO TURN TO A HDG OF 274 DEGS (RWY HDG). NO CONFLICT WAS MENTIONED AND NO TFC AVOIDANCE WAS REQUIRED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE HIGH WORKLOAD AND A WEAK TKOF BRIEFING WITH ASSUMPTIONS THAT BOTH OF US KNEW WHAT THE DEP PROC REQUIRED. I REINSTRUCTED THE FO ON DEP BRIEFINGS AND MADE A NOTE TO MYSELF TO REMAIN MORE VIGILANT IN SPITE OF THE WORKLOAD.

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.