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Flight crew of medium large transport took wrong heading after passing gck. ARTCC controller intervened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133807 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gkc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j96 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 133807 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Crossing the gck VOR, I called out to my first officer the outbnd radial along 5-18 from gck VOR, and the inbound radial to lvs VOR. About 30 DME outbnd from gck VOR, ATC asked us what course we were tracking. A quick look (closer this time) revealed that we were tracking an erroneous and adjacent arwy, J96. I acknowledged something to the effect that the winds were stronger that I through, and that we were correcting back to course. I estimate that, since we were about 10 radials right of the proper course, we were at or slightly more than 5 mi off centerline. I found it ironic that this was the only leg of the arwy I briefed the outbnd and inbound leg of the arwy all, out loud to my cockpit-mate. He did not pick up my outbnd error. The fold of the map shows 5 outbnd arwy legs, and the proper course was on one fold and all the others were on the other fold.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG TOOK WRONG HEADING AFTER PASSING GCK. ARTCC CTLR INTERVENED.
Narrative: XING THE GCK VOR, I CALLED OUT TO MY F/O THE OUTBND RADIAL ALONG 5-18 FROM GCK VOR, AND THE INBND RADIAL TO LVS VOR. ABOUT 30 DME OUTBND FROM GCK VOR, ATC ASKED US WHAT COURSE WE WERE TRACKING. A QUICK LOOK (CLOSER THIS TIME) REVEALED THAT WE WERE TRACKING AN ERRONEOUS AND ADJACENT ARWY, J96. I ACKNOWLEDGED SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT THE WINDS WERE STRONGER THAT I THROUGH, AND THAT WE WERE CORRECTING BACK TO COURSE. I ESTIMATE THAT, SINCE WE WERE ABOUT 10 RADIALS RIGHT OF THE PROPER COURSE, WE WERE AT OR SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 5 MI OFF CENTERLINE. I FOUND IT IRONIC THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY LEG OF THE ARWY I BRIEFED THE OUTBND AND INBND LEG OF THE ARWY ALL, OUT LOUD TO MY COCKPIT-MATE. HE DID NOT PICK UP MY OUTBND ERROR. THE FOLD OF THE MAP SHOWS 5 OUTBND ARWY LEGS, AND THE PROPER COURSE WAS ON ONE FOLD AND ALL THE OTHERS WERE ON THE OTHER FOLD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.