A319 crew may have entered P56 airspace on a slow turn departing dca.

Attributes
ACN	580585
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	580585
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On take off from dca, runway 01 made slow turn to intercept the 328 degree radial. Might have entered airspace P56. Aircraft was on autoplt and navigation, but the FMS departure was not loaded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 CREW MAY HAVE ENTERED P56 AIRSPACE ON A SLOW TURN DEPARTING DCA.

Narrative: ON TAKE OFF FROM DCA, RWY 01 MADE SLOW TURN TO INTERCEPT THE 328 DEG RADIAL. MIGHT HAVE ENTERED AIRSPACE P56. ACFT WAS ON AUTOPLT AND NAV, BUT THE FMS DEP WAS NOT LOADED.

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.