LEAR25 flight crew failed to properly navigate the SID and the captain discovered that the navigatio...

Attributes
ACN	772123
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90.tracon
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	772123
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying with new first officer; very low time; 1ST trip out of training. Briefed the SID; started engines; and called for before taxi checklist. I thought he had turned on all the radios on his side of the cockpit panel and did not verify switch position. No lights to indicate radio status on/off and no markings on knob to visually verify -- the only way to check is to physically rotate the knob. The navigation radios had not been turned on; nor had communication #2. Proper radio was tuned but; after takeoff; no navigation or DME information was displaying. I was trying to fly and trying to figure out what was wrong; as the first officer didn't know what to do and wasn't helping. Not knowing what was wrong but knowing the VOR was close and required a turn; I initiated the turn left per the SID. ATC soon asked 'how are you navigating?' I responded we were flying the SID and he replied 'you're not even close; turn 30 degrees right.' very soon thereafter; I found the problem and turned all navigation and communication #2 radios on. We were approximately 1 NM east of course. No traffic conflicts arose; no further events on the SID navigation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LEAR25 FLT CREW FAILED TO PROPERLY NAVIGATE THE SID AND THE CAPT DISCOVERED THAT THE NAV RADIOS WERE OFF.

Narrative: FLYING WITH NEW FO; VERY LOW TIME; 1ST TRIP OUT OF TRAINING. BRIEFED THE SID; STARTED ENGS; AND CALLED FOR BEFORE TAXI CHKLIST. I THOUGHT HE HAD TURNED ON ALL THE RADIOS ON HIS SIDE OF THE COCKPIT PANEL AND DID NOT VERIFY SWITCH POS. NO LIGHTS TO INDICATE RADIO STATUS ON/OFF AND NO MARKINGS ON KNOB TO VISUALLY VERIFY -- THE ONLY WAY TO CHK IS TO PHYSICALLY ROTATE THE KNOB. THE NAV RADIOS HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON; NOR HAD COM #2. PROPER RADIO WAS TUNED BUT; AFTER TKOF; NO NAV OR DME INFO WAS DISPLAYING. I WAS TRYING TO FLY AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG; AS THE FO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WASN'T HELPING. NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG BUT KNOWING THE VOR WAS CLOSE AND REQUIRED A TURN; I INITIATED THE TURN L PER THE SID. ATC SOON ASKED 'HOW ARE YOU NAVING?' I RESPONDED WE WERE FLYING THE SID AND HE REPLIED 'YOU'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE; TURN 30 DEGS R.' VERY SOON THEREAFTER; I FOUND THE PROB AND TURNED ALL NAV AND COM #2 RADIOS ON. WE WERE APPROX 1 NM E OF COURSE. NO TFC CONFLICTS AROSE; NO FURTHER EVENTS ON THE SID NAV.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

LEAR25 flight crew failed to properly navigate the SID and the captain discovered that the navigation radios were off.