FLC OF AN MLG FAILED TO FOLLOW THE SID INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOST COM WITHIN 1 MIN AFTER DEPT.
Synopsis
FLC OF AN MLG FAILED TO FOLLOW THE SID INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOST COM WITHIN 1 MIN AFTER DEPT.
Narrative
AT TKOF CLRNC BOTH COPLT AND I HEARD 'FLY RWY HDG; COMPLY WITH NOISE ABATEMENT; CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 8.' WE CLBED OUT TO 9000 FT MSL AND WAITED FOR 13.5 DME; AS THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROC REQUIRED; EXPECTING A TURN INSTRUCTION. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT DEP. WE ATTEMPTED CONTACT ON 127.4; BUT NO REPLY. BY THIS TIME WE WERE HEADING AT MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOVE OUR ALT. WE SWITCHED BACK TO TWR; AND HE AGAIN SAID CONTACT DEP 127.4. WHEN WE RE-ATTEMPTED CONTACT; THE CTLR ASKED US IF WE HAD STARTED TO TURN TO 310 DEGS. WE REPLIED THAT WE HADN'T RECEIVED ONE; BUT WE WOULD TURN. WE ALSO STARTED TO CLB TO AVOID THE MOUNTAIN; MAINTAINING VFR. DEP CTL THEN CLRED US TO CLB TO 13000 FT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT WERE MINIMUM GND TIME DUE TO A LATE INBOUND SEGMENT. NO DEP HDG ON THE SID (ALBUQUERQUE 1 DEP) POSSIBLY MISSED THE ASSIGNED HDG (BOTH CREW MEMBERS) AN NO READBACK CONFIRMATION ON HDG. TROUBLE IN CONTACTING APCH CTL; ALTHOUGH WE HAD THE RIGHT FREQ; AND RADIOS OPERATED ON ALL FREQS APPARENTLY. RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN TO THE N AND E; CAUSING US TO INITIATE LOST COMS PROCS AS PUBLISHED.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.