A B737 flight crew experiences a heading track position deviation during the STAR arrival procedure ...

Attributes
ACN	419820
Time
Date	199811
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5849 flight time type : 1061
ASRS Report	419820
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	419830
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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:

Marvall 3 arrival to mem specifies a turn to a 355 degree heading. At 8 DME when landing south, turn point missed and continued inbound on the 232 degree radial. At approximately 4 DME, approach control asked if we were on an assigned heading. At that moment I realized we had overshot the turn point. Control gave us a heading to fly. An uneventful landing followed. I distraction myself by looking at ground landmarks and missed the turn. In the future I will concentrate more on the arrival and do a lot better job updating my progress on arrival stars. Supplemental information from acn 419830: no excuses -- I just did not adequately back up the PF. I knew the turn was there, but since I had not been to mem in a while, I was looking out the window more than I should have. In the future, I will concentrate more on the arrival procedure until it is complete.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLC EXPERIENCES A HDG TRACK POS DEV DURING THE STAR ARR PROC INTO MEM, TN.

Narrative: MARVALL 3 ARR TO MEM SPECIFIES A TURN TO A 355 DEG HDG. AT 8 DME WHEN LNDG S, TURN POINT MISSED AND CONTINUED INBOUND ON THE 232 DEG RADIAL. AT APPROX 4 DME, APCH CTL ASKED IF WE WERE ON AN ASSIGNED HDG. AT THAT MOMENT I REALIZED WE HAD OVERSHOT THE TURN POINT. CTL GAVE US A HDG TO FLY. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED. I DISTR MYSELF BY LOOKING AT GND LANDMARKS AND MISSED THE TURN. IN THE FUTURE I WILL CONCENTRATE MORE ON THE ARR AND DO A LOT BETTER JOB UPDATING MY PROGRESS ON ARR STARS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 419830: NO EXCUSES -- I JUST DID NOT ADEQUATELY BACK UP THE PF. I KNEW THE TURN WAS THERE, BUT SINCE I HAD NOT BEEN TO MEM IN A WHILE, I WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW MORE THAN I SHOULD HAVE. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL CONCENTRATE MORE ON THE ARR PROC UNTIL IT IS COMPLETE.

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.

A B737 flight crew experiences a heading track position deviation during the STAR arrival procedure into mem, tn.