Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 21000; Flight Crew Type 3000
Time Pressure; Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness; Confusion
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Procedure; Human Factors; Weather
We were departing TEB Runway 24 via the RUUDY 4. Shortly after take-off the Tower asked why we turned left (we didn't) and what was our departure instruction. I answered the RUUDY 4 and he said 'that's not the RUUDY 4; turn right 280 and call Departure'. I called Departure and nothing more was mentioned although I was instructed to level off at 1;500 FT. I'm not sure what happened other than the crosswind from the right may have blown us toward the 260 course. We would have intercepted as part of the procedure entered into our GPS. It looked to me like we departed and were maintaining 240 heading.
A light twin aircraft on the TEB RUUDY 4 SID was blown off track by a right cross wind; the Tower commanded a 280 heading which confused the crew who thought they were flying correctly.