On airway, overfly VOR and neglect to make heading change.

Attributes
ACN	155745
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j207
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	155745
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 77 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 925
ASRS Report	156177
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying J209 over rdu, I missed the turn to tyi and flew outbnd on J207 for 15-20 mi before realizing my mistake and turning back. The first officer and I were trying to raise center on the radio and we both got involved in this job which I should have left for him. This resulted in me being distracted form navigation, which is what I should have been doing. Once we raised center they cleared us to tyi and there did not appear to be any conflict, but it could have been serious. We don't know how we lost communication with center. We must have flown out of our sector's range and either we were not switched over or we missed the call. I need to let the first officer do his job and not get so involved in his job that I stop doing mine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON AIRWAY, OVERFLY VOR AND NEGLECT TO MAKE HEADING CHANGE.

Narrative: FLYING J209 OVER RDU, I MISSED THE TURN TO TYI AND FLEW OUTBND ON J207 FOR 15-20 MI BEFORE REALIZING MY MISTAKE AND TURNING BACK. THE F/O AND I WERE TRYING TO RAISE CENTER ON THE RADIO AND WE BOTH GOT INVOLVED IN THIS JOB WHICH I SHOULD HAVE LEFT FOR HIM. THIS RESULTED IN ME BEING DISTRACTED FORM NAV, WHICH IS WHAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING. ONCE WE RAISED CENTER THEY CLRED US TO TYI AND THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY CONFLICT, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. WE DON'T KNOW HOW WE LOST COM WITH CENTER. WE MUST HAVE FLOWN OUT OF OUR SECTOR'S RANGE AND EITHER WE WERE NOT SWITCHED OVER OR WE MISSED THE CALL. I NEED TO LET THE F/O DO HIS JOB AND NOT GET SO INVOLVED IN HIS JOB THAT I STOP DOING MINE.

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.