An light transport crew missed a radio frequency change and were navigating on the wrong radial for ...

Attributes
ACN	217706
Time
Date	199208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : frg
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : wri tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	217706
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1520
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was picking up a flight at trenton that was ferrying to farmingdale, ny. The flight had arrived late and the captain had already gotten the clearance. A few mi from robbinsville, I asked what our clearance was after that. He said direct. I questioned this and he said direct farmingdale. I tuned in deer park and began proceeding direct. A few mins later mcguire approach asked if we were established on V276. The captain replied negative and we were given a heading to intercept. At ziggy intersection we were handed off to ny approach. I remember watching the captain dial the frequency on the bottom of the radio as I pushed the button to listen to the ATIS which was set in my radio. We were on our route direct jfk, direct frg and were about 15 mi from frg when I said I had the airport if he wanted to call it. At this point, I looked over and saw mcguire's frequency in the radio and ny still on the bottom. The captain then called ny approach who said they'd been trying to call us for 60 mi. We were then cleared for the visual approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT CREW MISSED A RADIO FREQ CHANGE AND WERE NAVIGATING ON THE WRONG RADIAL FOR AWHILE.

Narrative: I WAS PICKING UP A FLT AT TRENTON THAT WAS FERRYING TO FARMINGDALE, NY. THE FLT HAD ARRIVED LATE AND THE CAPT HAD ALREADY GOTTEN THE CLRNC. A FEW MI FROM ROBBINSVILLE, I ASKED WHAT OUR CLRNC WAS AFTER THAT. HE SAID DIRECT. I QUESTIONED THIS AND HE SAID DIRECT FARMINGDALE. I TUNED IN DEER PARK AND BEGAN PROCEEDING DIRECT. A FEW MINS LATER MCGUIRE APCH ASKED IF WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON V276. THE CAPT REPLIED NEGATIVE AND WE WERE GIVEN A HDG TO INTERCEPT. AT ZIGGY INTXN WE WERE HANDED OFF TO NY APCH. I REMEMBER WATCHING THE CAPT DIAL THE FREQ ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIO AS I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO LISTEN TO THE ATIS WHICH WAS SET IN MY RADIO. WE WERE ON OUR RTE DIRECT JFK, DIRECT FRG AND WERE ABOUT 15 MI FROM FRG WHEN I SAID I HAD THE ARPT IF HE WANTED TO CALL IT. AT THIS POINT, I LOOKED OVER AND SAW MCGUIRE'S FREQ IN THE RADIO AND NY STILL ON THE BOTTOM. THE CAPT THEN CALLED NY APCH WHO SAID THEY'D BEEN TRYING TO CALL US FOR 60 MI. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH.

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.

An light transport crew missed a radio frequency change and were navigating on the wrong radial for awhile.