Small aircraft X failed to comply with ATC route clearance. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	136633
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csg
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : csg
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	136633
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was working all csg sectors with light traffic. Small aircraft X was filed vna V323 euf mei and was level at 4000'. He called and inquired about WX ahead and I advised of nothing significant. I noticed that he appeared to be southbound and watched for a few radar sweeps. He should have been heading about 258 degrees (amapo is the changeover from the vna 259 degree right to the euf 077 degree right). I asked his heading and he replied 155 degrees, over 100 degrees off course. I advised him to turn right and the radial to join, and then effected a radar pointout to ZJX, as he had come about 2 mi from their boundary (required sep is 2 1/2 mi).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ATC ROUTE CLRNC. PLT DEVIATION.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING ALL CSG SECTORS WITH LIGHT TFC. SMA X WAS FILED VNA V323 EUF MEI AND WAS LEVEL AT 4000'. HE CALLED AND INQUIRED ABOUT WX AHEAD AND I ADVISED OF NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. I NOTICED THAT HE APPEARED TO BE SBND AND WATCHED FOR A FEW RADAR SWEEPS. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HDG ABOUT 258 DEGS (AMAPO IS THE CHANGEOVER FROM THE VNA 259 DEG R TO THE EUF 077 DEG R). I ASKED HIS HDG AND HE REPLIED 155 DEGS, OVER 100 DEGS OFF COURSE. I ADVISED HIM TO TURN RIGHT AND THE RADIAL TO JOIN, AND THEN EFFECTED A RADAR POINTOUT TO ZJX, AS HE HAD COME ABOUT 2 MI FROM THEIR BOUNDARY (REQUIRED SEP IS 2 1/2 MI).

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.