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The GA pilot of an small aircraft tuned in the wrong VOR and got off course. The alert approach controller gave him a corrective vector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dpk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 366090 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On an IFR flight from ewr to isp. I was receiving changes to routing. I was told to proceed direct calverton VOR (117.2). I twisted in 117.7 (deer park VOR) by mistake. Approach asked me to confirm my heading. He informed me I would never arrive at calverton on that heading and vectored me to a heading of 090 degrees for traffic. Frequent routing changes in a congested and unfamiliar environment. Also, if I would have listened to the identify, I would have realized I had the wrong VOR tuned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE GA PLT OF AN SMA TUNED IN THE WRONG VOR AND GOT OFF COURSE. THE ALERT APCH CTLR GAVE HIM A CORRECTIVE VECTOR.
Narrative: ON AN IFR FLT FROM EWR TO ISP. I WAS RECEIVING CHANGES TO ROUTING. I WAS TOLD TO PROCEED DIRECT CALVERTON VOR (117.2). I TWISTED IN 117.7 (DEER PARK VOR) BY MISTAKE. APCH ASKED ME TO CONFIRM MY HDG. HE INFORMED ME I WOULD NEVER ARRIVE AT CALVERTON ON THAT HDG AND VECTORED ME TO A HDG OF 090 DEGS FOR TFC. FREQUENT ROUTING CHANGES IN A CONGESTED AND UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT. ALSO, IF I WOULD HAVE LISTENED TO THE IDENT, I WOULD HAVE REALIZED I HAD THE WRONG VOR TUNED.
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.