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Captain of air carrier medium large transport aircraft inadvertently deviated from assigned 'STAR' track due to lack of sleep (fatigue).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 225573 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cha |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 225573 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 225695 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | 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:
We were air carrier flight number going from clt to bna. After passing cha VOR on the volls 2 arrival, I mistook the tys transition for the cha transition. We flew the 262 radial outbound and should have flown the 312 degree radial. The first officer had the 312 radial tuned in but I assumed he was identing vandd intersection on the arrival. 10 mi or approximately 2 mins after passing cha ATC brought it to our attention and we corrected our course with no conflicts. The contributing factors in this mistake was my fatigue. It was XA00 at night and I was very tired due to lack of sleep at home because of a new baby. I had not had a good night sleep in 3 weeks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ACFT INADVERTENTLY DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED 'STAR' TRACK DUE TO LACK OF SLEEP (FATIGUE).
Narrative: WE WERE ACR FLT NUMBER GOING FROM CLT TO BNA. AFTER PASSING CHA VOR ON THE VOLLS 2 ARR, I MISTOOK THE TYS TRANSITION FOR THE CHA TRANSITION. WE FLEW THE 262 RADIAL OUTBOUND AND SHOULD HAVE FLOWN THE 312 DEG RADIAL. THE FO HAD THE 312 RADIAL TUNED IN BUT I ASSUMED HE WAS IDENTING VANDD INTXN ON THE ARR. 10 MI OR APPROX 2 MINS AFTER PASSING CHA ATC BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTN AND WE CORRECTED OUR COURSE WITH NO CONFLICTS. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THIS MISTAKE WAS MY FATIGUE. IT WAS XA00 AT NIGHT AND I WAS VERY TIRED DUE TO LACK OF SLEEP AT HOME BECAUSE OF A NEW BABY. I HAD NOT HAD A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP IN 3 WKS.
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.