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Medium large transport aircraft in cruise on airways, reporter captain inadvertently put the airway number in the course change which took aircraft off course until controller intervened and corrected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hto |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 381680 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance 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:
We were cleared via sey 247 degree radial to intercept J174 south of hto. As we approached the airway we dialed in hto (113.6) but mistakenly dialed in 174 degrees rather than 234 degree (radial for J174). Autoplt began a turn to the southeast to intercept the 174 degree radial. We caught our mistake and began a turn back to the west to intercept J174 just as center asked what heading we were on. We replied 150 degrees in a turn. ATC gave us a 250 degree heading to intercept J174. They also advised that this was the third similar incident that month. This seems to be a common mistake that apparently vigilance and situational awareness can overcome. ATC could give us a heading to intercept a radial rather than giving us a radial to intercept another radial, thus we wouldn't have to monitor 2 vors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT IN CRUISE ON AIRWAYS, RPTR CAPT INADVERTENTLY PUT THE AIRWAY NUMBER IN THE COURSE CHANGE WHICH TOOK ACFT OFF COURSE UNTIL CTLR INTERVENED AND CORRECTED.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED VIA SEY 247 DEG RADIAL TO INTERCEPT J174 S OF HTO. AS WE APCHED THE AIRWAY WE DIALED IN HTO (113.6) BUT MISTAKENLY DIALED IN 174 DEGS RATHER THAN 234 DEG (RADIAL FOR J174). AUTOPLT BEGAN A TURN TO THE SE TO INTERCEPT THE 174 DEG RADIAL. WE CAUGHT OUR MISTAKE AND BEGAN A TURN BACK TO THE W TO INTERCEPT J174 JUST AS CTR ASKED WHAT HEADING WE WERE ON. WE REPLIED 150 DEGS IN A TURN. ATC GAVE US A 250 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT J174. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD SIMILAR INCIDENT THAT MONTH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON MISTAKE THAT APPARENTLY VIGILANCE AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS CAN OVERCOME. ATC COULD GIVE US A HEADING TO INTERCEPT A RADIAL RATHER THAN GIVING US A RADIAL TO INTERCEPT ANOTHER RADIAL, THUS WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO MONITOR 2 VORS.
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.