Narrative:

I was flying a gulfstream G200 out of santa monica municipal en route to sfo on a repos flight under part 91. I called clearance delivery and asked for our clearance. They told me that there were delays into sfo and we would have a departure slot of XA10 through XA18. They didn't give me the clearance at this time but I went ahead and programmed the FMS with our route of flight. Our flight plan called for the ZZZ departure (a private departure procedure used by our company). The captain asked me if I had a copy of the ZZZ and the noise abatement procedure for smo and I told him I didn't. He said that's ok; I have it and I will make a copy for you. Approximately 20 mins before the departure; we called ground and got the go ahead for starting the engines and got ready to taxi out. Before we released the brakes; I told the captain twice that we still didn't have our departure clearance even though the FMS had already been programmed. He told me 'we will get it during taxi.' the captain was in a rush to make the departure slot to sfo and was also very concerned about the noise abatement departure procedure. He again asked me if I had the ZZZ and I again told him no. He then frantically started looking for his copy and couldn't find it. When I reached the hold short line; I set the parking brake. The captain got up from his seat and went to the back of the aircraft. I heard him going through things back there and then he found the departure procedure plate. About the time he comes back up front with the plate; tower is calling with an immediate takeoff clearance. The captain then tells tower 'we don't have our clearance yet.' the tower controller sounded annoyed but quickly gives the captain the clearance. The captain then said 'you're not even ready' and rolls the command bars up to approximately 15 degrees pitch up. He also takes the flight director out of the navigation mode; which I had it in and puts it into roll mode. He then completed the 'runway items' checklist and said 'let's go.' I took off and during the initial climb out the captain was micromanaging the noise abatement procedure telling me when to pitch; to what attitude and what power setting. As a result of being in roll mode and with the excessive attention paid to the noise abatement; the flight director was never placed back into navigation mode and we continued straight out from the runway on a heading of approximately 210 degrees. Tower instructed us to contact departure. The captain called departure a couple of times. I don't know what the problem was contacting departure but when contact was made we were instructed to squawk XXXX. The captain put the code in the transponder and then we were instructed to turn right heading 280 degrees. We then continued the climb out with vectors back on course. As a side note; the next day; on another departure; I was to fly a specified heading after takeoff. I had the flight director in the heading mode for this departure and the captain took it out of heading mode and placed it back into roll mode. We discussed this later and he was adamant that we must always take off in roll mode. Company policy is to take off in heading mode or for an RNAV SID in navigation mode. Also; the written instructions for the ZZZ departure specifically state use the navigation mode. Other than the captain's misunderstanding of company policy regarding the lateral mode for the flight director; I believe the entire problem with this departure was that we were in a rush to make the departure time to get to sfo. At any point along the way from engine start to power up for takeoff; if I had called 'time out' it would have prevented us from departing under pressure and busting the SID.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GULFSTREAM G200 FLT CREW USES IMPROPER PROCS ON DEP FROM SMO.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A GULFSTREAM G200 OUT OF SANTA MONICA MUNI ENRTE TO SFO ON A REPOS FLT UNDER PART 91. I CALLED CLRNC DELIVERY AND ASKED FOR OUR CLRNC. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE DELAYS INTO SFO AND WE WOULD HAVE A DEP SLOT OF XA10 THROUGH XA18. THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME THE CLRNC AT THIS TIME BUT I WENT AHEAD AND PROGRAMMED THE FMS WITH OUR RTE OF FLT. OUR FLT PLAN CALLED FOR THE ZZZ DEP (A PVT DEP PROC USED BY OUR COMPANY). THE CAPT ASKED ME IF I HAD A COPY OF THE ZZZ AND THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROC FOR SMO AND I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T. HE SAID THAT'S OK; I HAVE IT AND I WILL MAKE A COPY FOR YOU. APPROX 20 MINS BEFORE THE DEP; WE CALLED GND AND GOT THE GO AHEAD FOR STARTING THE ENGS AND GOT READY TO TAXI OUT. BEFORE WE RELEASED THE BRAKES; I TOLD THE CAPT TWICE THAT WE STILL DIDN'T HAVE OUR DEP CLRNC EVEN THOUGH THE FMS HAD ALREADY BEEN PROGRAMMED. HE TOLD ME 'WE WILL GET IT DURING TAXI.' THE CAPT WAS IN A RUSH TO MAKE THE DEP SLOT TO SFO AND WAS ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE ABATEMENT DEP PROC. HE AGAIN ASKED ME IF I HAD THE ZZZ AND I AGAIN TOLD HIM NO. HE THEN FRANTICALLY STARTED LOOKING FOR HIS COPY AND COULDN'T FIND IT. WHEN I REACHED THE HOLD SHORT LINE; I SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAPT GOT UP FROM HIS SEAT AND WENT TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT. I HEARD HIM GOING THROUGH THINGS BACK THERE AND THEN HE FOUND THE DEP PROC PLATE. ABOUT THE TIME HE COMES BACK UP FRONT WITH THE PLATE; TWR IS CALLING WITH AN IMMEDIATE TKOF CLRNC. THE CAPT THEN TELLS TWR 'WE DON'T HAVE OUR CLRNC YET.' THE TWR CTLR SOUNDED ANNOYED BUT QUICKLY GIVES THE CAPT THE CLRNC. THE CAPT THEN SAID 'YOU'RE NOT EVEN READY' AND ROLLS THE COMMAND BARS UP TO APPROX 15 DEGS PITCH UP. HE ALSO TAKES THE FLT DIRECTOR OUT OF THE NAV MODE; WHICH I HAD IT IN AND PUTS IT INTO ROLL MODE. HE THEN COMPLETED THE 'RWY ITEMS' CHKLIST AND SAID 'LET'S GO.' I TOOK OFF AND DURING THE INITIAL CLBOUT THE CAPT WAS MICROMANAGING THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROC TELLING ME WHEN TO PITCH; TO WHAT ATTITUDE AND WHAT PWR SETTING. AS A RESULT OF BEING IN ROLL MODE AND WITH THE EXCESSIVE ATTN PAID TO THE NOISE ABATEMENT; THE FLT DIRECTOR WAS NEVER PLACED BACK INTO NAV MODE AND WE CONTINUED STRAIGHT OUT FROM THE RWY ON A HDG OF APPROX 210 DEGS. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT DEP. THE CAPT CALLED DEP A COUPLE OF TIMES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROB WAS CONTACTING DEP BUT WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO SQUAWK XXXX. THE CAPT PUT THE CODE IN THE XPONDER AND THEN WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN R HDG 280 DEGS. WE THEN CONTINUED THE CLBOUT WITH VECTORS BACK ON COURSE. AS A SIDE NOTE; THE NEXT DAY; ON ANOTHER DEP; I WAS TO FLY A SPECIFIED HDG AFTER TKOF. I HAD THE FLT DIRECTOR IN THE HDG MODE FOR THIS DEP AND THE CAPT TOOK IT OUT OF HDG MODE AND PLACED IT BACK INTO ROLL MODE. WE DISCUSSED THIS LATER AND HE WAS ADAMANT THAT WE MUST ALWAYS TAKE OFF IN ROLL MODE. COMPANY POLICY IS TO TAKE OFF IN HDG MODE OR FOR AN RNAV SID IN NAV MODE. ALSO; THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZZZ DEP SPECIFICALLY STATE USE THE NAV MODE. OTHER THAN THE CAPT'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF COMPANY POLICY REGARDING THE LATERAL MODE FOR THE FLT DIRECTOR; I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE PROB WITH THIS DEP WAS THAT WE WERE IN A RUSH TO MAKE THE DEP TIME TO GET TO SFO. AT ANY POINT ALONG THE WAY FROM ENG START TO PWR UP FOR TKOF; IF I HAD CALLED 'TIME OUT' IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED US FROM DEPARTING UNDER PRESSURE AND BUSTING THE SID.

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.