Air carrier medium large transport flight crew executes nonstandard approach to situation.

Attributes
ACN	202358
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bka airport : sit
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	292358
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	202580
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed juneau at XX45Z, arrived sitka XY28Z. En route altitude 16000 ft. We were cleared for the lda DME 11 approach to the sitka airport at approximately 40 mi north of the bka VOR on the victor airway. We started a descent to 7000 ft (the ma for on the victor airway) and tracked inbound to 20 mi on the bka VOR. At this point, we initiated a right turn to intercept the isit localizer (still maintaining 7000). Upon localizer intercept we followed the published step down procedures and landed. On arrival at sitka the flight service advised us that center wanted to be kept advised in the future if we planned to use this procedure. Center normally provides vectors to intercept the localizer similar to the path we flew. We believe that the existing transition could be simplified and improved with a DME arc to intercept the localizer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLC EXECUTES NONSTANDARD APCH TO SIT.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED JUNEAU AT XX45Z, ARRIVED SITKA XY28Z. ENRTE ALT 16000 FT. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE LDA DME 11 APCH TO THE SITKA ARPT AT APPROX 40 MI N OF THE BKA VOR ON THE VICTOR AIRWAY. WE STARTED A DSCNT TO 7000 FT (THE MA FOR ON THE VICTOR AIRWAY) AND TRACKED INBOUND TO 20 MI ON THE BKA VOR. AT THIS POINT, WE INITIATED A R TURN TO INTERCEPT THE ISIT LOC (STILL MAINTAINING 7000). UPON LOC INTERCEPT WE FOLLOWED THE PUBLISHED STEP DOWN PROCS AND LANDED. ON ARR AT SITKA THE FLT SVC ADVISED US THAT CTR WANTED TO BE KEPT ADVISED IN THE FUTURE IF WE PLANNED TO USE THIS PROC. CTR NORMALLY PROVIDES VECTORS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC SIMILAR TO THE PATH WE FLEW. WE BELIEVE THAT THE EXISTING TRANSITION COULD BE SIMPLIFIED AND IMPROVED WITH A DME ARC TO INTERCEPT THE LOC.

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.