A G-4 flight crew get distraction with training and depart the wrong radial from a VOR. In sct airsp...

Attributes
ACN	595408
Time
Date	200309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sli.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	595408
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were re-positioning our aircraft from van nuys california to long beach, california for maintenance. This was a scheduled inspection. I had a new first officer and was letting him fly the empty leg to long beach. We accepted our clearance, which was a long victor airways to long beach. While en route, I dialed in the wrong radial to fly from the VOR to the seal beach VOR. This allowed the aircraft to get into airspace where it should not have been. I was trying to train a new pilot on the aircraft when I should have been paying more attention to the navigation in such busy airspace. The corrective action is that I will not do any training in the aircraft in such busy airspace again. I will verify and re-check my radials and tuning from now on also.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A G-4 FLT CREW GET DISTR WITH TRAINING AND DEPART THE WRONG RADIAL FROM A VOR. IN SCT AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WE WERE RE-POSITIONING OUR ACFT FROM VAN NUYS CALIFORNIA TO LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA FOR MAINT. THIS WAS A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. I HAD A NEW FO AND WAS LETTING HIM FLY THE EMPTY LEG TO LONG BEACH. WE ACCEPTED OUR CLRNC, WHICH WAS A LONG VICTOR AIRWAYS TO LONG BEACH. WHILE ENRTE, I DIALED IN THE WRONG RADIAL TO FLY FROM THE VOR TO THE SEAL BEACH VOR. THIS ALLOWED THE ACFT TO GET INTO AIRSPACE WHERE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. I WAS TRYING TO TRAIN A NEW PLT ON THE ACFT WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING MORE ATTN TO THE NAV IN SUCH BUSY AIRSPACE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS THAT I WILL NOT DO ANY TRAINING IN THE ACFT IN SUCH BUSY AIRSPACE AGAIN. I WILL VERIFY AND RE-CHK MY RADIALS AND TUNING FROM NOW ON ALSO.

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.

A G-4 flight crew get distraction with training and depart the wrong radial from a VOR. In sct airspace.