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Pilot used wrong fix on departure causing the aircraft to turn in the wrong direction. Pilot misunderstood fix name in clearance and did not realize it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1290724 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FAT.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | SID Fresno Eight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 1 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 4 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Received/copied clearance for fresno eight; as filed. Misunderstood the spelling of the first fix: it was actually frame. Inserted incorrect frane and made initial turn out of traffic in the wrong direction.problems:miscommunicationfailed to check the waypoints in the FMS.did not have two pilots present to hear and copy the clearance.did not have two pilots verify the flight plan.two instructors in the airplane led to complacency!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot used wrong fix on departure causing the aircraft to turn in the wrong direction. Pilot misunderstood fix name in clearance and did not realize it.
Narrative: Received/copied clearance for Fresno Eight; as filed. Misunderstood the spelling of the first fix: it was actually FRAME. Inserted incorrect FRANE and made initial turn out of traffic in the wrong direction.Problems:MiscommunicationFailed to check the waypoints in the FMS.Did not have two pilots present to hear and copy the clearance.Did not have two pilots verify the flight plan.Two instructors in the airplane led to complacency!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.