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An air carrier MD80 flight crew forgot to follow their assigned course and kept going straight when the airway turned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mgm.vortac |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j14.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 434050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended course |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared via J14 from spa to vuz. First officer and I both missed the turn at ajfeb intersection and we went about 20 NM southwest on J4 before called by ZTL. My leg. Neither of us looked closely enough at the map. Even though we knew we were supposed to go over vuz, we kept drilling down the 236 degree radial from spa past ajfeb where it becomes J4 vice J14.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC FORGOT TO FOLLOW THEIR ASSIGNED COURSE AND KEPT GOING STRAIGHT WHEN THE AIRWAY TURNED.
Narrative: CLRED VIA J14 FROM SPA TO VUZ. FO AND I BOTH MISSED THE TURN AT AJFEB INTXN AND WE WENT ABOUT 20 NM SW ON J4 BEFORE CALLED BY ZTL. MY LEG. NEITHER OF US LOOKED CLOSELY ENOUGH AT THE MAP. EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO OVER VUZ, WE KEPT DRILLING DOWN THE 236 DEG RADIAL FROM SPA PAST AJFEB WHERE IT BECOMES J4 VICE J14.
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.