A tired A319 flight crew turns the wrong way on a SID from lga.

Attributes
ACN	661048
Time
Date	200506
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : fll.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : coney
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	661048
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On coney departure; we started a left turn to intercept cri-043. (This should have been a right turn.) controller queried us and then gave us a 360 degree heading. No conflict or loss of separation. We were both tired and fatigue was a major factor. CRM was good and we have worked together a long time. Unfortunately; we both looked at the chart and made a mistake in the process. Long duty days and short nights are a major part of our air carrier's scheduling. We have communicated the problem to them; but unfortunately these communications have fallen on deaf ears.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TIRED A319 FLT CREW TURNS THE WRONG WAY ON A SID FROM LGA.

Narrative: ON CONEY DEP; WE STARTED A L TURN TO INTERCEPT CRI-043. (THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A R TURN.) CTLR QUERIED US AND THEN GAVE US A 360 DEG HDG. NO CONFLICT OR LOSS OF SEPARATION. WE WERE BOTH TIRED AND FATIGUE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. CRM WAS GOOD AND WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER A LONG TIME. UNFORTUNATELY; WE BOTH LOOKED AT THE CHART AND MADE A MISTAKE IN THE PROCESS. LONG DUTY DAYS AND SHORT NIGHTS ARE A MAJOR PART OF OUR ACR'S SCHEDULING. WE HAVE COMMUNICATED THE PROB TO THEM; BUT UNFORTUNATELY THESE COMMUNICATIONS HAVE FALLEN ON DEAF EARS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.