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An air carrier MD80, super 80 flight crew tracks out on the wrong radial of a VOR while flying a STAR into atl. An ARTCC radar controller corrects by bringing their error to their attention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351321 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mei |
| State Reference | MS |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 351321 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 351580 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| 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:
While flying the lagrange six arrival, mei transition to atl, I inadvertently set and turned to intercept the 045 degree radial which is the radial from mgm on the mgm transition rather than the 077 degree radial which is correct for the mei transition. The controller asked us if we were still on the lagrange arrival and we replied yes. We then realized that I was intercepting the wrong radial. Our position when the error was discovered was approximately mei/077 degrees/25 DME.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80, SUPER 80 FLC TRACKS OUT ON THE WRONG RADIAL OF A VOR WHILE FLYING A STAR INTO ATL. AN ARTCC RADAR CTLR CORRECTS BY BRINGING THEIR ERROR TO THEIR ATTN.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING THE LAGRANGE SIX ARR, MEI TRANSITION TO ATL, I INADVERTENTLY SET AND TURNED TO INTERCEPT THE 045 DEG RADIAL WHICH IS THE RADIAL FROM MGM ON THE MGM TRANSITION RATHER THAN THE 077 DEG RADIAL WHICH IS CORRECT FOR THE MEI TRANSITION. THE CTLR ASKED US IF WE WERE STILL ON THE LAGRANGE ARR AND WE REPLIED YES. WE THEN REALIZED THAT I WAS INTERCEPTING THE WRONG RADIAL. OUR POS WHEN THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED WAS APPROX MEI/077 DEGS/25 DME.
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.