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A military P3 turned the wrong direction on a back course approach in mountainous terrain, but the watchful controller instructed the flight crew to climb immediately and no harm was done.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323885 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iboi airport : boi |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : boi |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Orion (P3) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 323885 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Briefed VOR DME approach to runway 28L. At approximately 18 DME cleared for runway 28L back course localizer approach. Turned right instead of left to join localizer. Approach called and gave me immediate turn left to climb from 6500 ft to 7000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MIL P3 TURNED THE WRONG DIRECTION ON A BACK COURSE APCH IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, BUT THE WATCHFUL CTLR INSTRUCTED THE FLC TO CLB IMMEDIATELY AND NO HARM WAS DONE.
Narrative: BRIEFED VOR DME APCH TO RWY 28L. AT APPROX 18 DME CLRED FOR RWY 28L BACK COURSE LOC APCH. TURNED R INSTEAD OF L TO JOIN LOC. APCH CALLED AND GAVE ME IMMEDIATE TURN L TO CLB FROM 6500 FT TO 7000 FT.
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.