A very high time CFI did not monitor his student's actions properly while on the SID for orl.

Attributes
ACN	570496
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon tower : orl.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : trpic
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 14300 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	570496
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : garmin 530 other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff, student did not turn to the heading stated on the SID. We flew about 40 degrees to right of required heading. I did not initially catch the turn due to a TA alert from the traffic watch equipment linked to a garmin 530 GPS. I went outside to look for traffic. The aircraft climbed to between 1900 ft and 2000 ft to get above traffic. SID stated 'maintain 1500 ft.' controller asked what our heading was, and we were turned back to the heading on the SID. I think we were both distraction by the TA. Monitoring a student with low hours in type, who was trying to fly the airplane, while looking at traffic watch equipment, added to heading and altitude deviation. WX at orl was VMC, but very windy. There were gusting winds at 22-25 KTS. This made student control of aircraft harder than normal as opposed to flying in calm WX. I felt the traffic was a major problem, showing less than 400 ft away, less than 2 mi from our position. This drew my attention away for a short period, which was long enough to miss the turn and altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VERY HIGH TIME CFI DID NOT MONITOR HIS STUDENT'S ACTIONS PROPERLY WHILE ON THE SID FOR ORL.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, STUDENT DID NOT TURN TO THE HDG STATED ON THE SID. WE FLEW ABOUT 40 DEGS TO R OF REQUIRED HDG. I DID NOT INITIALLY CATCH THE TURN DUE TO A TA ALERT FROM THE TFC WATCH EQUIP LINKED TO A GARMIN 530 GPS. I WENT OUTSIDE TO LOOK FOR TFC. THE ACFT CLBED TO BTWN 1900 FT AND 2000 FT TO GET ABOVE TFC. SID STATED 'MAINTAIN 1500 FT.' CTLR ASKED WHAT OUR HDG WAS, AND WE WERE TURNED BACK TO THE HDG ON THE SID. I THINK WE WERE BOTH DISTR BY THE TA. MONITORING A STUDENT WITH LOW HRS IN TYPE, WHO WAS TRYING TO FLY THE AIRPLANE, WHILE LOOKING AT TFC WATCH EQUIPMENT, ADDED TO HDG AND ALTDEV. WX AT ORL WAS VMC, BUT VERY WINDY. THERE WERE GUSTING WINDS AT 22-25 KTS. THIS MADE STUDENT CTL OF ACFT HARDER THAN NORMAL AS OPPOSED TO FLYING IN CALM WX. I FELT THE TFC WAS A MAJOR PROB, SHOWING LESS THAN 400 FT AWAY, LESS THAN 2 MI FROM OUR POS. THIS DREW MY ATTN AWAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD, WHICH WAS LONG ENOUGH TO MISS THE TURN AND ALT.

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.