Track deviation near cleveland, oh. Crew experience level is an issue.

Attributes
ACN	493820
Time
Date	200011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Ice
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	493820
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory 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:

On arrival to cle, third time into cle, first officer's first time, first time in an EMB135. Icing conditions, IMC. ATC left us high and then wanted us down fast. With ice system on, this is difficult. First officer was confused with company operations, and was preoccupied contacting them. We were given a vector and altitude. I misunderstood heading and went to the heading I believed I heard. First officer, still trying to raise company, never heard clearance. ATC advised we were more than 90 degrees off our assigned heading. We immediately turned to assigned heading. ATC seemed very forgiving and to this point has not followed this up. I feel factors in my mistake were: 1) poor company operation communication procedures and personnel. 2) ATC waiting till last min to descend. 3) new aircraft, new first officer, and limited experience with cle operations. 4) my poor decision to have first officer off frequency in a critical stage of flight. 5) poor WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEV NEAR CLEVELAND, OH. CREW EXPERIENCE LEVEL IS AN ISSUE.

Narrative: ON ARR TO CLE, THIRD TIME INTO CLE, FO'S FIRST TIME, FIRST TIME IN AN EMB135. ICING CONDITIONS, IMC. ATC LEFT US HIGH AND THEN WANTED US DOWN FAST. WITH ICE SYS ON, THIS IS DIFFICULT. FO WAS CONFUSED WITH COMPANY OPS, AND WAS PREOCCUPIED CONTACTING THEM. WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR AND ALT. I MISUNDERSTOOD HDG AND WENT TO THE HDG I BELIEVED I HEARD. FO, STILL TRYING TO RAISE COMPANY, NEVER HEARD CLRNC. ATC ADVISED WE WERE MORE THAN 90 DEGS OFF OUR ASSIGNED HDG. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO ASSIGNED HDG. ATC SEEMED VERY FORGIVING AND TO THIS POINT HAS NOT FOLLOWED THIS UP. I FEEL FACTORS IN MY MISTAKE WERE: 1) POOR COMPANY OP COM PROCS AND PERSONNEL. 2) ATC WAITING TILL LAST MIN TO DSND. 3) NEW ACFT, NEW FO, AND LIMITED EXPERIENCE WITH CLE OPS. 4) MY POOR DECISION TO HAVE FO OFF FREQ IN A CRITICAL STAGE OF FLT. 5) POOR WX.

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.