A GLF4 crew, departing sdl, turned the wrong way, spawning a query from the tower controller.

Attributes
ACN	538790
Time
Date	200202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdl.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdl.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : banyo
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	538790
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	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	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer was flying from left seat. On taxi out, SID was briefed by first officer and right turn was specified. On climb out, first officer started left turn. Captain called 'turn, right, turn right.' first officer acknowledged and turned right, but not before tower had noticed 'beginning' of left turn. Captain was 'watching' this first officer very closely due to a lack of confidence in him, because of a deviation the previous day. After this, all legs in the remaining 3 days of the tour were flown by the captain without incident. First officer performed first officer duties well for the rest of the tour. The need to 'bring an first officer along to upgrade status' must be carefully balanced with safety always taking the lead. If we must 'err' it must be on the side of caution. This is why I flew all remaining legs until the end of the tour.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GLF4 CREW, DEPARTING SDL, TURNED THE WRONG WAY, SPAWNING A QUERY FROM THE TWR CTLR.

Narrative: FO WAS FLYING FROM L SEAT. ON TAXI OUT, SID WAS BRIEFED BY FO AND R TURN WAS SPECIFIED. ON CLBOUT, FO STARTED L TURN. CAPT CALLED 'TURN, R, TURN R.' FO ACKNOWLEDGED AND TURNED R, BUT NOT BEFORE TWR HAD NOTICED 'BEGINNING' OF L TURN. CAPT WAS 'WATCHING' THIS FO VERY CLOSELY DUE TO A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN HIM, BECAUSE OF A DEV THE PREVIOUS DAY. AFTER THIS, ALL LEGS IN THE REMAINING 3 DAYS OF THE TOUR WERE FLOWN BY THE CAPT WITHOUT INCIDENT. FO PERFORMED FO DUTIES WELL FOR THE REST OF THE TOUR. THE NEED TO 'BRING AN FO ALONG TO UPGRADE STATUS' MUST BE CAREFULLY BALANCED WITH SAFETY ALWAYS TAKING THE LEAD. IF WE MUST 'ERR' IT MUST BE ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. THIS IS WHY I FLEW ALL REMAINING LEGS UNTIL THE END OF THE TOUR.

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.