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A LR45 crew entered gippr in the FMS instead of gij because the clearance said gipper; the VOR; but the flight crew entered gippr the airway fix.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795712 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gij.vortac |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 45 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 795712 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 795711 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During climb; it was discovered that a fix was entered wrongly into the FMS. The fix is gij; called 'gipper.' instead; the FMS contained an intersection called gippr. One min later; ATC brought this out to our attention after our course deviation toward gippr instead of gij while we were ascertaining the course change that had just happened. The fix gij was entered in the FMS; and we continued along the proper route. On the ground I needed to ask for the spelling of several different fixes along our flight plan route. The frequency was busy; and I had to ask again for a couple of fixes. I failed to notice that I had the spelling of 'gipper' entered incorrectly. I typed in gippr; which I believed to be the proper waypoint. The proper fix was gij; which is called gipper. This error remained in the FMS until the event occurred. Supplemental information from acn 795711: during the departure brief I verified the route on the flight plan with the clearance written on the told card. I saw gipper and thought it was shorthand for the VOR gij (gipper). The initial headings were verified with the departure procedure. I did not verify the subsequent fixes as the clearance matched the flight plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LR45 CREW ENTERED GIPPR IN THE FMS INSTEAD OF GIJ BECAUSE THE CLRNC SAID GIPPER; THE VOR; BUT THE FLT CREW ENTERED GIPPR THE AIRWAY FIX.
Narrative: DURING CLB; IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A FIX WAS ENTERED WRONGLY INTO THE FMS. THE FIX IS GIJ; CALLED 'GIPPER.' INSTEAD; THE FMS CONTAINED AN INTXN CALLED GIPPR. ONE MIN LATER; ATC BROUGHT THIS OUT TO OUR ATTN AFTER OUR COURSE DEV TOWARD GIPPR INSTEAD OF GIJ WHILE WE WERE ASCERTAINING THE COURSE CHANGE THAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. THE FIX GIJ WAS ENTERED IN THE FMS; AND WE CONTINUED ALONG THE PROPER RTE. ON THE GND I NEEDED TO ASK FOR THE SPELLING OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT FIXES ALONG OUR FLT PLAN RTE. THE FREQ WAS BUSY; AND I HAD TO ASK AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF FIXES. I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT I HAD THE SPELLING OF 'GIPPER' ENTERED INCORRECTLY. I TYPED IN GIPPR; WHICH I BELIEVED TO BE THE PROPER WAYPOINT. THE PROPER FIX WAS GIJ; WHICH IS CALLED GIPPER. THIS ERROR REMAINED IN THE FMS UNTIL THE EVENT OCCURRED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 795711: DURING THE DEP BRIEF I VERIFIED THE RTE ON THE FLT PLAN WITH THE CLRNC WRITTEN ON THE TOLD CARD. I SAW GIPPER AND THOUGHT IT WAS SHORTHAND FOR THE VOR GIJ (GIPPER). THE INITIAL HDGS WERE VERIFIED WITH THE DEP PROC. I DID NOT VERIFY THE SUBSEQUENT FIXES AS THE CLRNC MATCHED THE FLT PLAN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.