A CL65-200 captain admitted operating his FMC improperly, causing a track deviation near P56.

Attributes
ACN	572388
Time
Date	200301
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	572388
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
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:

We were assigned the noise abatement and P56 avoidance procedure to the northwest at dca, the captain was flying. During the departure briefing, navaids were set and idented for the departure, specifically dca VOR R328. However, during taxi, the radios were automatic tuned which changed the selected frequencys. After departure, our flight drifted north (right) of R328 which put us near 2 restr areas. However, neither was penetrated. ATC saw the deviation and issued a heading for avoidance. The incident occurred due to a lapse in crew coordination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65-200 CAPT ADMITTED OPERATING HIS FMC IMPROPERLY, CAUSING A TRACK DEV NEAR P56.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED THE NOISE ABATEMENT AND P56 AVOIDANCE PROC TO THE NW AT DCA, THE CAPT WAS FLYING. DURING THE DEP BRIEFING, NAVAIDS WERE SET AND IDENTED FOR THE DEP, SPECIFICALLY DCA VOR R328. HOWEVER, DURING TAXI, THE RADIOS WERE AUTO TUNED WHICH CHANGED THE SELECTED FREQS. AFTER DEP, OUR FLT DRIFTED N (R) OF R328 WHICH PUT US NEAR 2 RESTR AREAS. HOWEVER, NEITHER WAS PENETRATED. ATC SAW THE DEV AND ISSUED A HDG FOR AVOIDANCE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO A LAPSE IN CREW COORD.

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.