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Flight crew of a super MD80 were found to be off assigned course 40 mi due to mistuning to the wrong NAVAID.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mcw.vortac |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 454500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : provided flight assist flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Location: mcw 172 degree radial, 107 DME. Cleared direct to mcw. Dialed in incorrect NAVAID. Center called. We were 40 NM off course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 WERE FOUND TO BE OFF ASSIGNED COURSE 40 MI DUE TO MISTUNING TO THE WRONG NAVAID.
Narrative: LOCATION: MCW 172 DEG RADIAL, 107 DME. CLRED DIRECT TO MCW. DIALED IN INCORRECT NAVAID. CTR CALLED. WE WERE 40 NM OFF COURSE.
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.