Narrative:

The copilot was flying, I was off frequency to get ATIS and call in range to company. The copilot had flown the 191 degree radial inbound to vxv and did not change the omni bearing selector after crossing to 177 degree radial. He was trying to intercept the 191 degree radial outbound and turning right. ZTL called him and asked if he was intercepting and he said yes, he was turning right, so center advised to turn left to intercept. It took a 70 degree left turn back to intercept and by this time we were 25-30 mi south of the VOR. I believe this occurred because the copilot's situational awareness was not up to speed, also his CDI was sticking which I discovered and wrote up. The controller could have called a little sooner it had to be obvious fairly quick with a 30 degree heading error.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLC OF AN MLG ACR TRACKED OUT ON THE WRONG COURSE FROM VXV. THE ARTCC CTLR CAUGHT THE ERROR ABOUT 20 NM DOWN TRACK AND CORRECTED THEM.

Narrative: THE COPLT WAS FLYING, I WAS OFF FREQ TO GET ATIS AND CALL IN RANGE TO COMPANY. THE COPLT HAD FLOWN THE 191 DEG RADIAL INBOUND TO VXV AND DID NOT CHANGE THE OMNI BEARING SELECTOR AFTER XING TO 177 DEG RADIAL. HE WAS TRYING TO INTERCEPT THE 191 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND AND TURNING R. ZTL CALLED HIM AND ASKED IF HE WAS INTERCEPTING AND HE SAID YES, HE WAS TURNING R, SO CTR ADVISED TO TURN L TO INTERCEPT. IT TOOK A 70 DEG L TURN BACK TO INTERCEPT AND BY THIS TIME WE WERE 25-30 MI S OF THE VOR. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE COPLT'S SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WAS NOT UP TO SPD, ALSO HIS CDI WAS STICKING WHICH I DISCOVERED AND WROTE UP. THE CTLR COULD HAVE CALLED A LITTLE SOONER IT HAD TO BE OBVIOUS FAIRLY QUICK WITH A 30 DEG HDG ERROR.

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.