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Flight crew of light transport takes short cut to get on course instead of going direct to the VOR. In the process they climb above assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvs |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvs |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 379630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The captain was flying the leg, he decided to take a short cut by turning west to get on course. Instead we should have turned northeast to go to the texico VOR and then proceed wbound on course. In the process of taking a short cut, he blew through our assigned altitude by 150 ft before I called him on it. By the time the controller asked us if we were going direct to the VOR, they deleted it from our routing. It doesn't pay to take short cuts around busy airspace. In this case, the captain took me by surprise in turning the wrong way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LTT TAKES SHORT CUT TO GET ON COURSE INSTEAD OF GOING DIRECT TO THE VOR. IN THE PROCESS THEY CLB ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: THE CAPT WAS FLYING THE LEG, HE DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT CUT BY TURNING W TO GET ON COURSE. INSTEAD WE SHOULD HAVE TURNED NE TO GO TO THE TEXICO VOR AND THEN PROCEED WBOUND ON COURSE. IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A SHORT CUT, HE BLEW THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT BY 150 FT BEFORE I CALLED HIM ON IT. BY THE TIME THE CTLR ASKED US IF WE WERE GOING DIRECT TO THE VOR, THEY DELETED IT FROM OUR ROUTING. IT DOESN'T PAY TO TAKE SHORT CUTS AROUND BUSY AIRSPACE. IN THIS CASE, THE CAPT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE IN TURNING THE WRONG WAY.
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.