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A BE400 beech jet flight crew deviate from the airway when the first officer programs the FMS incorrectly on frequency with ZDC, dc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : copes |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j75.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2450 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 488510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The flight was from lga, ny, to toi, al. We had our clearance to fly to biggy intersection and then J75 to gve direct mgm direct toi. My copilot picked waypoints along J75 after biggy intersection and programmed them into the FMS. The next intxns after biggy were copes then modena (mxe) VOR. Since the VOR for dupont (dqo) was close to mxe VOR box, he mistakenly put 'dqo' into the FMS. After copes intersection, we started flying to dqo VOR. A few mins later, we were informed by controller that we were off J75 and on the wrong heading. We then checked our routing and with a new heading from the controller we reintercepted J75 and continued our flight. I'd like to emphasize on paying closer attention to the east coast airspace and congested airways and the close gaps between the airways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE400 BEECH JET FLC DEVIATE FROM THE AIRWAY WHEN THE FO PROGRAMS THE FMS INCORRECTLY ON FREQ WITH ZDC, DC.
Narrative: THE FLT WAS FROM LGA, NY, TO TOI, AL. WE HAD OUR CLRNC TO FLY TO BIGGY INTXN AND THEN J75 TO GVE DIRECT MGM DIRECT TOI. MY COPLT PICKED WAYPOINTS ALONG J75 AFTER BIGGY INTXN AND PROGRAMMED THEM INTO THE FMS. THE NEXT INTXNS AFTER BIGGY WERE COPES THEN MODENA (MXE) VOR. SINCE THE VOR FOR DUPONT (DQO) WAS CLOSE TO MXE VOR BOX, HE MISTAKENLY PUT 'DQO' INTO THE FMS. AFTER COPES INTXN, WE STARTED FLYING TO DQO VOR. A FEW MINS LATER, WE WERE INFORMED BY CTLR THAT WE WERE OFF J75 AND ON THE WRONG HDG. WE THEN CHKED OUR ROUTING AND WITH A NEW HDG FROM THE CTLR WE REINTERCEPTED J75 AND CONTINUED OUR FLT. I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE ON PAYING CLOSER ATTN TO THE EAST COAST AIRSPACE AND CONGESTED AIRWAYS AND THE CLOSE GAPS BTWN THE AIRWAYS.
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.