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C172 instructor was pilot flying and reported not following published procedures; causing a track deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1751463 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 32.5 Flight Crew Total 318.4 Flight Crew Type 277.7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
I was taking a student to ZZZ for a checkride. I was the pilot flying so he could relax a bit before the ride. Our route of flight was direct zzzzz direct ZZZ. We departed ZZZ1 at roughly xa:00am local time. After departing the area to the north I went direct zzzzz that way we will stay clear of all parts of the bravo at 7;500 feet. The GPS looked good; zzzzz was in the right spot; the course looked good; so we continued direct. We arrived at out destination about an hour and a half later. Flight on the way back was the same route. Upon looking at the flight in foreflight; some time later; I had discovered I did not fly direct zzzzz. The GPS showed zzzzz; but we were far from it. When we were approximately 3.5 NM to the north east of [track] I was within 200 feet of the bravo laterally at 7;500 feet next to the 7000/1;2000 foot shelf. After thinking about how this could have happened I came to the conclusion that the obs button was hit sometime before I hit direct zzzzz. I had not noticed the obs was on; and taking us on a different route. This entire situation could have been avoided if I would have done one of a few things. First; I could have seen the obs was on. Second; I should have been with flight following. They would have helped us out to get squared away. Third; if I had foreflight open I could have seen we were not on our planed route. From this experience I will be with flight following when that close to the bravo; and I will always be checking my surroundings more no matter the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor was pilot flying and reported not following published procedures; causing a track deviation.
Narrative: I was taking a student to ZZZ for a checkride. I was the Pilot Flying so he could relax a bit before the ride. Our route of flight was direct ZZZZZ direct ZZZ. We departed ZZZ1 at roughly XA:00am local time. After departing the area to the north I went direct ZZZZZ that way we will stay clear of all parts of the Bravo at 7;500 feet. The GPS looked good; ZZZZZ was in the right spot; the course looked good; so we continued direct. We arrived at out destination about an hour and a half later. Flight on the way back was the same route. Upon looking at the flight in ForeFlight; some time later; I had discovered I did not fly direct ZZZZZ. The GPS showed ZZZZZ; but we were far from it. When we were approximately 3.5 NM to the north east of [track] I was within 200 feet of the Bravo laterally at 7;500 feet next to the 7000/1;2000 foot shelf. After thinking about how this could have happened I came to the conclusion that the OBS button was hit sometime before I hit direct ZZZZZ. I had not noticed the OBS was on; and taking us on a different route. This entire situation could have been avoided if I would have done one of a few things. First; I could have seen the OBS was on. Second; I should have been with flight following. They would have helped us out to get squared away. Third; if I had foreflight open I could have seen we were not on our planed route. From this experience I will be with flight following when that close to the bravo; and I will always be checking my surroundings more no matter the flight.
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.