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Saab 340 was flying flight plan route when approach controller questioned his heading. Apparently flight crew had missed a 190 degree assigned heading. Neither pilot recalled the 190 degree heading. Controller seemed upset.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 7064 flight time type : 3095 |
| ASRS Report | 370320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| 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:
Was tracking filed route on flight plan for commuter. After cmk was tracking 169 degree radial. Intercepted the 044 degree radial from lga. Then tracked the 224 degree course to lga. A few moments later, new york approach asked what heading we were on, then instructed us to turn left to a heading of 190 degrees. Neither I or the first officer heard new york approach state previously from the above mentioned instructions to turn left to a 190 degree heading. Also, the controller never stated that he previously assigned us a 190 degree heading, but he did sound annoyed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAAB 340 WAS FLYING FLT PLAN RTE WHEN APCH CTLR QUESTIONED HIS HDG. APPARENTLY FLC HAD MISSED A 190 DEG ASSIGNED HDG. NEITHER PLT RECALLED THE 190 DEG HDG. CTLR SEEMED UPSET.
Narrative: WAS TRACKING FILED RTE ON FLT PLAN FOR COMMUTER. AFTER CMK WAS TRACKING 169 DEG RADIAL. INTERCEPTED THE 044 DEG RADIAL FROM LGA. THEN TRACKED THE 224 DEG COURSE TO LGA. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, NEW YORK APCH ASKED WHAT HDG WE WERE ON, THEN INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L TO A HDG OF 190 DEGS. NEITHER I OR THE FO HEARD NEW YORK APCH STATE PREVIOUSLY FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN L TO A 190 DEG HDG. ALSO, THE CTLR NEVER STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED US A 190 DEG HDG, BUT HE DID SOUND ANNOYED.
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.