Flight crew turns wrong way on the myr 14 DME arc causing confusion.

Attributes
ACN	220113
Time
Date	199209
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cre airport : myr
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : myr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	220113
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4980
ASRS Report	220112
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to kooke intersection and 7000 ft by jacksonville center and advised myr radar OTS. Contacted myr approach at kooke intersection and was cleared to cross kooke at 5000 ft (already at kooke at 7000). Cleared to fly 14 DME arc to myr localizer and cleared for ILS 17. Flight was already past the 10 DME and no arc shown on runway 17 ILS approach chart. Being west of the cre VOR I turned northeast to fly the arc. Approach control requested our radio (cre 320 degree) and advised I had turned in the wrong direction. Approach clearance was cancelled and I reversed course and flew approach and landing without further incidence. We had almost no time to transition from RNAV to VOR and the arc was not displayed on the runway 17 ILS. The controller did not specify to arc northeast or southwest. He seemed unsure, probably not used to not have radar. In this case more time to plan and clrer instructions/clearance would probably have resulted in a correctly executed turn and DME arc to the localizer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC TURNS WRONG WAY ON THE MYR 14 DME ARC CAUSING CONFUSION.

Narrative: CLRED TO KOOKE INTXN AND 7000 FT BY JACKSONVILLE CTR AND ADVISED MYR RADAR OTS. CONTACTED MYR APCH AT KOOKE INTXN AND WAS CLRED TO CROSS KOOKE AT 5000 FT (ALREADY AT KOOKE AT 7000). CLRED TO FLY 14 DME ARC TO MYR LOC AND CLRED FOR ILS 17. FLT WAS ALREADY PAST THE 10 DME AND NO ARC SHOWN ON RWY 17 ILS APCH CHART. BEING W OF THE CRE VOR I TURNED NE TO FLY THE ARC. APCH CTL REQUESTED OUR RADIO (CRE 320 DEG) AND ADVISED I HAD TURNED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. APCH CLRNC WAS CANCELLED AND I REVERSED COURSE AND FLEW APCH AND LNDG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. WE HAD ALMOST NO TIME TO TRANSITION FROM RNAV TO VOR AND THE ARC WAS NOT DISPLAYED ON THE RWY 17 ILS. THE CTLR DID NOT SPECIFY TO ARC NE OR SW. HE SEEMED UNSURE, PROBABLY NOT USED TO NOT HAVE RADAR. IN THIS CASE MORE TIME TO PLAN AND CLRER INSTRUCTIONS/CLRNC WOULD PROBABLY HAVE RESULTED IN A CORRECTLY EXECUTED TURN AND DME ARC TO 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.