<< >> NASA ASRS Report 534295, January 2002

Fokker 100 first officer overshot departure turn on takeoff from dca resulting in penetrating P56 prohibited airspace.

Attributes
ACN	534295
Time
Date	200201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	534295
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During climbout from dca, we inadvertently penetrated P56 airspace. I was flying at the time and having never been to dca before, did not realize how fast the interception of the 328 degree radial outbound would occur. I was aware of the procedure and had reviewed it before takeoff. In my mind I thought we would fly into the radial then intercept. We caught the error and turned to intercept. We had intercepted the radial and were flying outbound when we were notified to contact approach control via telephone. I could not see the river because it was on the left side of the airplane and confusion over a radio frequency right after takeoff caused me to divert my attention for a moment at a critical time. To recap, we had reviewed the departure procedure in depth, especially due to this being the first time I had flown in or out of dca. Although we caught the deviation and corrected back to course, it was too late to prevent the deviation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FOKKER 100 FO OVERSHOT DEP TURN ON TKOF FROM DCA RESULTING IN PENETRATING P56 PROHIBITED AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DURING CLIMBOUT FROM DCA, WE INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED P56 AIRSPACE. I WAS FLYING AT THE TIME AND HAVING NEVER BEEN TO DCA BEFORE, DID NOT REALIZE HOW FAST THE INTERCEPTION OF THE 328 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND WOULD OCCUR. I WAS AWARE OF THE PROC AND HAD REVIEWED IT BEFORE TAKEOFF. IN MY MIND I THOUGHT WE WOULD FLY INTO THE RADIAL THEN INTERCEPT. WE CAUGHT THE ERROR AND TURNED TO INTERCEPT. WE HAD INTERCEPTED THE RADIAL AND WERE FLYING OUTBOUND WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED TO CONTACT APCH CTL VIA TELEPHONE. I COULD NOT SEE THE RIVER BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE L SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AND CONFUSION OVER A RADIO FREQ RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF CAUSED ME TO DIVERT MY ATTENTION FOR A MOMENT AT A CRITICAL TIME. TO RECAP, WE HAD REVIEWED THE DEP PROC IN DEPTH, ESPECIALLY DUE TO THIS BEING THE FIRST TIME I HAD FLOWN IN OR OUT OF DCA. ALTHOUGH WE CAUGHT THE DEVIATION AND CORRECTED BACK TO COURSE, IT WAS TOO LATE TO PREVENT THE DEVIATION.

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.