A private pilot, flying the dumpy 2 STAR at dfw, blames his GPS for spontaneously dialing in a fix located in california, causing him to miss the fix he needed.

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Attributes
ACN	452874
Time
Date	199910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : dumpy.2
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1350 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	452874
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Assigned dumpy 2 arrival, GPS setup, then given yeagr fix. GPS dialed in yeagr and missed my fix. This fix is in california and heading is the same. No problem, no conflict -- cavu.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT PLT, FLYING THE DUMPY 2 STAR AT DFW, BLAMES HIS GPS FOR SPONTANEOUSLY DIALING IN A FIX LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, CAUSING HIM TO MISS THE FIX HE NEEDED.

Narrative: ASSIGNED DUMPY 2 ARR, GPS SETUP, THEN GIVEN YEAGR FIX. GPS DIALED IN YEAGR AND MISSED MY FIX. THIS FIX IS IN CALIFORNIA AND HDG IS THE SAME. NO PROB, NO CONFLICT -- CAVU.

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.