An MD83 PIC makes an early turn from runway heading during a hoover 1 departure procedure from las, ...

Attributes
ACN	571643
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon tower : las.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : hoover one
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	571643
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During initial climb, thought tower was a little late in handoff. Asked tower if they had a heading for us. Reply was 'there is no heading, just do the hoover.' my assumption was to go boulder VOR, which I had confused as hoover. When in actuality the tower had said 'just do the hoover,' meaning the hoover departure. After handoff, departure control asked where we were going. Replied hoover. Controller said there was no hoover. We checked chart and responded boulder. Controller asked where we got clearance for turn. Responded that tower said to go to hoover,. Controller subsequently cleared flight direct wyldd with verbal reprimand. Conclusion: confusion over the name hoover versus boulder which are both synonymous with the same thing along with the expectation of an assigned heading led to the early turn. Possibly the change of name from hoover to boulder departure and removal of (or other assigned heading) in the departure from runway 25L/right might alleviate future confused departure mistakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD83 PIC MAKES AN EARLY TURN FROM RWY HDG DURING A HOOVER 1 DEP PROC FROM LAS, NV.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL CLB, THOUGHT TWR WAS A LITTLE LATE IN HDOF. ASKED TWR IF THEY HAD A HDG FOR US. REPLY WAS 'THERE IS NO HDG, JUST DO THE HOOVER.' MY ASSUMPTION WAS TO GO BOULDER VOR, WHICH I HAD CONFUSED AS HOOVER. WHEN IN ACTUALITY THE TWR HAD SAID 'JUST DO THE HOOVER,' MEANING THE HOOVER DEP. AFTER HDOF, DEP CTL ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. REPLIED HOOVER. CTLR SAID THERE WAS NO HOOVER. WE CHKED CHART AND RESPONDED BOULDER. CTLR ASKED WHERE WE GOT CLRNC FOR TURN. RESPONDED THAT TWR SAID TO GO TO HOOVER,. CTLR SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FLT DIRECT WYLDD WITH VERBAL REPRIMAND. CONCLUSION: CONFUSION OVER THE NAME HOOVER VERSUS BOULDER WHICH ARE BOTH SYNONYMOUS WITH THE SAME THING ALONG WITH THE EXPECTATION OF AN ASSIGNED HDG LED TO THE EARLY TURN. POSSIBLY THE CHANGE OF NAME FROM HOOVER TO BOULDER DEP AND REMOVAL OF (OR OTHER ASSIGNED HDG) IN THE DEP FROM RWY 25L/R MIGHT ALLEVIATE FUTURE CONFUSED DEP MISTAKES.

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.

An MD83 PIC makes an early turn from runway heading during a hoover 1 departure procedure from las, nv.