<< >> NASA ASRS Report 510180, May 2001

Heading track deviation by a PA34 low time private pilot which created a loss of separation with other traffic on frequency with alb, ny.

Attributes
ACN	510180
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : alb.vortac
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-220T Turbo Seneca III
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 590 flight time type : 37
ASRS Report	510180
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Reporter was told to fly heading 250 degrees and join the airway (283 degrees) while climbing to 8000 ft. Reporter was distraction and flew through the airway on the assigned heading. He eventually approached the vicinity of a descending aircraft. Reporter estimates that he was still within the 8 NM airway when the problem was noticed and corrected (by reporter and ATC). The descending traffic was displayed on reporter's skywatch and acquired visually before the failure to join the airway was noticed. Total time on the 250 degree heading was about 2 1/2 mins. Reporter has just transitioned from a single engine (PA32) to a multi-engine (PA34) with many more system. He was attempting to set the altitude preselect on the autoplt when he should have been turning onto the airway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV BY A PA34 LOW TIME PVT PLT WHICH CREATED A LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH OTHER TFC ON FREQ WITH ALB, NY.

Narrative: RPTR WAS TOLD TO FLY HDG 250 DEGS AND JOIN THE AIRWAY (283 DEGS) WHILE CLBING TO 8000 FT. RPTR WAS DISTR AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIRWAY ON THE ASSIGNED HDG. HE EVENTUALLY APCHED THE VICINITY OF A DSNDING ACFT. RPTR ESTIMATES THAT HE WAS STILL WITHIN THE 8 NM AIRWAY WHEN THE PROB WAS NOTICED AND CORRECTED (BY RPTR AND ATC). THE DSNDING TFC WAS DISPLAYED ON RPTR'S SKYWATCH AND ACQUIRED VISUALLY BEFORE THE FAILURE TO JOIN THE AIRWAY WAS NOTICED. TOTAL TIME ON THE 250 DEG HDG WAS ABOUT 2 1/2 MINS. RPTR HAS JUST TRANSITIONED FROM A SINGLE ENG (PA32) TO A MULTI-ENG (PA34) WITH MANY MORE SYS. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET THE ALT PRESELECT ON THE AUTOPLT WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNING ONTO THE AIRWAY.

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.