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Flight crew failed to intercept the assigned radial by flying through it and belatedly returning simultaneous with the ATC controller prompting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 290464 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199412 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mrb airport : iad |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad tower : pae |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 290464 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| 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:
My second day back from a long vacation, trying to get up to speed with my duties as a first officer. We leveled off at 7000 ft our final altitude, we were on a 360 degree heading assigned by ATC to intercept V39 (mrb 065 degrees). Intercept would be at approximately 15 NM northeast of mrb VOR. My captain said something about a football game (I'm not much of a football fan) but I decided to try to find a game on the radio for him while I was hand flying (no autoplt). Captain said we past our radial so I quickly started a right turn to reintercept the airway. While in the twin ATC called and said that we had flown through the airway and assigned us a heading to reintercept. We reintercepted the airway in approximately 1 min. I should not have been looking for a football game on the radio, I should have been looking at my HSI.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC FAILED TO INTERCEPT THE ASSIGNED RADIAL BY FLYING THROUGH IT AND BELATEDLY RETURNING SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE ATC CTLR PROMPTING.
Narrative: MY SECOND DAY BACK FROM A LONG VACATION, TRYING TO GET UP TO SPD WITH MY DUTIES AS A FO. WE LEVELED OFF AT 7000 FT OUR FINAL ALT, WE WERE ON A 360 DEG HDG ASSIGNED BY ATC TO INTERCEPT V39 (MRB 065 DEGS). INTERCEPT WOULD BE AT APPROX 15 NM NE OF MRB VOR. MY CAPT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A FOOTBALL GAME (I'M NOT MUCH OF A FOOTBALL FAN) BUT I DECIDED TO TRY TO FIND A GAME ON THE RADIO FOR HIM WHILE I WAS HAND FLYING (NO AUTOPLT). CAPT SAID WE PAST OUR RADIAL SO I QUICKLY STARTED A R TURN TO REINTERCEPT THE AIRWAY. WHILE IN THE TWIN ATC CALLED AND SAID THAT WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE AIRWAY AND ASSIGNED US A HDG TO REINTERCEPT. WE REINTERCEPTED THE AIRWAY IN APPROX 1 MIN. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A FOOTBALL GAME ON THE RADIO, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT MY HSI.
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.