Track deviation by an air carrier light transport.

Attributes
ACN	281635
Time
Date	199408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btv
State Reference	VT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : btv tower : btv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	281635
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crew was given a heading of 050 degrees, I understood it to be 350 degrees. We were again issued that heading. I did not hear it. We were also told we were to follow a cessna. While we were picking up the cessna, I started turning toward the cessna. We were now established on final. A few seconds later ATC called and asked what our heading was. The captain tells them 330 degrees. They then hand us off to tower and we were cleared to land runway 33. While taxiing in, ground tells us to call the tower. The captain calls the tower, the supervisor is very upset -- the captain lets the supervisor know that we were very sorry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEV BY AN ACR LTT.

Narrative: CREW WAS GIVEN A HDG OF 050 DEGS, I UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE 350 DEGS. WE WERE AGAIN ISSUED THAT HDG. I DID NOT HEAR IT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD WE WERE TO FOLLOW A CESSNA. WHILE WE WERE PICKING UP THE CESSNA, I STARTED TURNING TOWARD THE CESSNA. WE WERE NOW ESTABLISHED ON FINAL. A FEW SECONDS LATER ATC CALLED AND ASKED WHAT OUR HDG WAS. THE CAPT TELLS THEM 330 DEGS. THEY THEN HAND US OFF TO TWR AND WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 33. WHILE TAXIING IN, GND TELLS US TO CALL THE TWR. THE CAPT CALLS THE TWR, THE SUPVR IS VERY UPSET -- THE CAPT LETS THE SUPVR KNOW THAT WE WERE VERY SORRY.

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.