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Flight crew of medium large transport on departure leveloff and overfly the next radial. ATC queries them and gives a vector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc artcc : zlc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 387960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure 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:
Our flight departed stl for ind on the gateway departure. A few mins after leveloff at FL290, center asked where we were going. We realized that we had overflown the next departure radial and were south of course. Center then gave us a left turn back to rejoin the departure. I attribute the missed turn to cockpit distractions, such as getting out the approach plates for the destination and other such activities. One way to prevent this from happening would be for only 1 pilot at a time to do administrative chores.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG ON DEP LEVELOFF AND OVERFLY THE NEXT RADIAL. ATC QUERIES THEM AND GIVES A VECTOR.
Narrative: OUR FLT DEPARTED STL FOR IND ON THE GATEWAY DEP. A FEW MINS AFTER LEVELOFF AT FL290, CTR ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD OVERFLOWN THE NEXT DEP RADIAL AND WERE S OF COURSE. CTR THEN GAVE US A L TURN BACK TO REJOIN THE DEP. I ATTRIBUTE THE MISSED TURN TO COCKPIT DISTRACTIONS, SUCH AS GETTING OUT THE APCH PLATES FOR THE DEST AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES. ONE WAY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING WOULD BE FOR ONLY 1 PLT AT A TIME TO DO ADMINISTRATIVE CHORES.
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.