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An air carrier B727 flight crew banks the aircraft to show the passenger a geographic feature and, in so doing, they get off course. The ARTCC radar controller corrects them.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 369620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 369517 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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:
Made left bank over yosemite park to give passenger a good view. This resulted in a deviation left of course further than anticipated. ATC mentioned we were south of course. A correction was made back on course immediately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727 FLC BANKS THE ACFT TO SHOW THE PAX A GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE AND, IN SO DOING, THEY GET OFF COURSE. THE ARTCC RADAR CTLR CORRECTS THEM.
Narrative: MADE L BANK OVER YOSEMITE PARK TO GIVE PAX A GOOD VIEW. THIS RESULTED IN A DEV L OF COURSE FURTHER THAN ANTICIPATED. ATC MENTIONED WE WERE S OF COURSE. A CORRECTION WAS MADE BACK ON COURSE IMMEDIATELY.
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.