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Captain requests turn to allow passengers to sight see. Given clearance but turns wrong direction creating separation problem for ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 156839 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bld |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla tower : sna |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 156839 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain requested a turn off course to allow passengers a look at hoover dam while I was off frequency. He apparently misunderstood ATC's instructions to make the turn only to the left and turned 20 degree right. This resulted in ATC having to turn us back left, through our original course and in having to turn another airplane, behind to our right, still further right to avoid a conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT REQUESTS TURN TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO SIGHT SEE. GIVEN CLRNC BUT TURNS WRONG DIRECTION CREATING SEPARATION PROBLEM FOR ATC.
Narrative: CAPT REQUESTED A TURN OFF COURSE TO ALLOW PAXS A LOOK AT HOOVER DAM WHILE I WAS OFF FREQ. HE APPARENTLY MISUNDERSTOOD ATC'S INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE THE TURN ONLY TO THE L AND TURNED 20 DEG R. THIS RESULTED IN ATC HAVING TO TURN US BACK L, THROUGH OUR ORIGINAL COURSE AND IN HAVING TO TURN ANOTHER AIRPLANE, BEHIND TO OUR R, STILL FURTHER R TO AVOID A CONFLICT.
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.