A300 Captain reported an excessive bank angle occurred during departure. The Captain regained control and continued the flight.

2025-01 · NASA ASRS report 2201426

Date: 2025-01 · Aircraft: A300

Anomalies: inflight-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control

Synopsis

A300 Captain reported an excessive bank angle occurred during departure. The Captain regained control and continued the flight.

Narrative

Received a 'bank angle' auditory callout on the climbout from ZZZ. When taking runway XXR; we were instructed to 'proceed on course.' Since the first point of that departure is ZZZ VOR; that required a very wrapped up; right turn to accomplish almost back overhead the field. During the climbout; the FO pushed the buttons to go direct ZZZ which initially gave us the FD indication for that point; followed quickly by the 'airbus lead turn' to the next point; ZZZ1 [VOR]. During the wrapped up turn to the right to go direct ZZZ [VOR]; I allowed an excessive right bank angle to occur and fixed it immediately when I simultaneously noticed it and got the auditory callout. Lots of comm on departure prevented a quick resolution to proceed in the direction we wanted to go over the radio.Rest of the flight was uneventful.Cause: 1. Not asking for ZZZ1 [VOR] or a later point when they gave us 'proceed on course' when taking the runway. This would have prevented the required bat turn back to ZZZ [VOR]. 2. My scan was too slow when accomplishing the right turn back to the ZZZ VOR (primary cause). 3. Lots of comm on Departure prevented us from obtaining a quick resolution to proceed in the direction we wanted to go.Suggestions: 1) Asking departure on the runway for a point other than the one that requires a bat turn back overhead the field in the opposite direction we wanted to go. 2) Faster scan and better adherence to the FD once direct navigation was established to ZZZ [VOR].

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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