Heading track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	242789
Time
Date	199306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ilm
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : direct enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	242789
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

We were cleared for the brade 2 arrival into rdu. Somewhere near wilmington, ZDC cleared us direct brade. Our flight plan showed us as RNAV equipped, and we were sort of. We had an operable omega on board. However, our company requires that we both be trained in the use of the omega before we can use it for navigation. (Not all of us are.) I'm one of the ones who hasn't been trained on this particular piece of equipment. I've seen people use it and I know the basics, but we were not legal to use it. So upon receiving the clearance direct brade, I decided to do a 'point-to-point' on the VOR-RMI. (Note: brade was not even in the omega, and not knowing how to program in a new point, we couldn't have used it anyway.) my initial heading was 330 degrees for brade. A few moments later, ZDC queried about my heading, and told us to fly 350 degrees. Eventually, as I refined my point-to- point, we went pretty much directly to brade. However, it probably would have been much easier to ask center for a heading, and just confess that we were not RNAV equipped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE BRADE 2 ARR INTO RDU. SOMEWHERE NEAR WILMINGTON, ZDC CLRED US DIRECT BRADE. OUR FLT PLAN SHOWED US AS RNAV EQUIPPED, AND WE WERE SORT OF. WE HAD AN OPERABLE OMEGA ON BOARD. HOWEVER, OUR COMPANY REQUIRES THAT WE BOTH BE TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE OMEGA BEFORE WE CAN USE IT FOR NAV. (NOT ALL OF US ARE.) I'M ONE OF THE ONES WHO HASN'T BEEN TRAINED ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIP. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE USE IT AND I KNOW THE BASICS, BUT WE WERE NOT LEGAL TO USE IT. SO UPON RECEIVING THE CLRNC DIRECT BRADE, I DECIDED TO DO A 'POINT-TO-POINT' ON THE VOR-RMI. (NOTE: BRADE WAS NOT EVEN IN THE OMEGA, AND NOT KNOWING HOW TO PROGRAM IN A NEW POINT, WE COULDN'T HAVE USED IT ANYWAY.) MY INITIAL HDG WAS 330 DEGS FOR BRADE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, ZDC QUERIED ABOUT MY HDG, AND TOLD US TO FLY 350 DEGS. EVENTUALLY, AS I REFINED MY POINT-TO- POINT, WE WENT PRETTY MUCH DIRECTLY TO BRADE. HOWEVER, IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH EASIER TO ASK CTR FOR A HDG, AND JUST CONFESS THAT WE WERE NOT RNAV EQUIPPED.

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.