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Pilot of a beech bonanza BE36 failed to turn to heading as instructed by departure resulting in the controller intervening by giving another heading to avoid a military base. The reporter was distraction by his passenger and forgot to reset the HSI heading mode from GPS to VOR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4r4 |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mob |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 403740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Given a vector of 036 degrees to intercept airway. HSI sector was on GPS instead of VOR. Passenger who is also a pilot was tweaking the mixture to lean engine and carrying on a constant stream of comments about egt's and CAT's on new engine installation. When controller corrected vector to 340 degrees, I turned to 034 degrees still thinking airway was to the right. Controller came on shortly and requested firmly I turn to 340 degrees to avoid conflict with AFB. I immediately turned and saw error on HSI selector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BEECH BONANZA BE36 FAILED TO TURN TO HDG AS INSTRUCTED BY DEP RESULTING IN THE CTLR INTERVENING BY GIVING ANOTHER HDG TO AVOID A MIL BASE. THE RPTR WAS DISTR BY HIS PAX AND FORGOT TO RESET THE HSI HDG MODE FROM GPS TO VOR.
Narrative: GIVEN A VECTOR OF 036 DEGS TO INTERCEPT AIRWAY. HSI SECTOR WAS ON GPS INSTEAD OF VOR. PAX WHO IS ALSO A PLT WAS TWEAKING THE MIXTURE TO LEAN ENG AND CARRYING ON A CONSTANT STREAM OF COMMENTS ABOUT EGT'S AND CAT'S ON NEW ENG INSTALLATION. WHEN CTLR CORRECTED VECTOR TO 340 DEGS, I TURNED TO 034 DEGS STILL THINKING AIRWAY WAS TO THE R. CTLR CAME ON SHORTLY AND REQUESTED FIRMLY I TURN TO 340 DEGS TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH AFB. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AND SAW ERROR ON HSI SELECTOR.
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.