BE200 crew fails to turn as cleared after takeoff from smo.

Attributes
ACN	710622
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : smo.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	710622
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Prior to departing smo on an instrument flight plan; we were assigned by smo ground to fly the runway heading until crossing a radial from lax; then turn to a pre assigned heading. Before departure; my copilot and I tuned both navigation #1 and navigation #2 to the lax VOR; and idented its signal. We set the assigned radial on both the left HSI display and the right HSI. During departure; smo tower instructed us to contact los angeles departure. After contacting los angeles departure; we were asked why we had not yet made our turn; and what our assigned departure clearance was. We responded with our assigned clearance and advised los angeles departure that according to our instrumentation; the assigned radial from lax had not yet been reached. We were given a new heading and departure routing. Los angeles departure stated that this was the second instance of this nature today and that there may be a problem with the lax VOR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE200 CREW FAILS TO TURN AS CLRED AFTER TKOF FROM SMO.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEPARTING SMO ON AN INST FLT PLAN; WE WERE ASSIGNED BY SMO GND TO FLY THE RWY HDG UNTIL XING A RADIAL FROM LAX; THEN TURN TO A PRE ASSIGNED HDG. BEFORE DEP; MY COPLT AND I TUNED BOTH NAV #1 AND NAV #2 TO THE LAX VOR; AND IDENTED ITS SIGNAL. WE SET THE ASSIGNED RADIAL ON BOTH THE L HSI DISPLAY AND THE R HSI. DURING DEP; SMO TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT LOS ANGELES DEP. AFTER CONTACTING LOS ANGELES DEP; WE WERE ASKED WHY WE HAD NOT YET MADE OUR TURN; AND WHAT OUR ASSIGNED DEP CLRNC WAS. WE RESPONDED WITH OUR ASSIGNED CLRNC AND ADVISED LOS ANGELES DEP THAT ACCORDING TO OUR INSTRUMENTATION; THE ASSIGNED RADIAL FROM LAX HAD NOT YET BEEN REACHED. WE WERE GIVEN A NEW HDG AND DEP ROUTING. LOS ANGELES DEP STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS NATURE TODAY AND THAT THERE MAY BE A PROB WITH THE LAX VOR.

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.