Air carrier medium large transport track deviaiton overshot air.

Attributes
ACN	88851
Time
Date	198806
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clb
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : ar1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	88851
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On radar vectors near fay VOR, we were cleared by washington center direct to climb then ar-1 crew was distracted by cockpit duties and getting out charts and missed turning onto ar-1 at climb. Washington center advised us to turn back to course and we did. We did overfly climb by 20 miles (approximately 2 1/2 min) before being notified. Problem was exacerbated by a discussion among crew about whether ar-1 was defined by 1LM VORTAC or climb ADF, which contributed to distraction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TRACK DEVIAITON OVERSHOT AIR.

Narrative: ON RADAR VECTORS NEAR FAY VOR, WE WERE CLRED BY WASHINGTON CTR DIRECT TO CLB THEN AR-1 CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY COCKPIT DUTIES AND GETTING OUT CHARTS AND MISSED TURNING ONTO AR-1 AT CLB. WASHINGTON CTR ADVISED US TO TURN BACK TO COURSE AND WE DID. WE DID OVERFLY CLB BY 20 MILES (APPROX 2 1/2 MIN) BEFORE BEING NOTIFIED. PROBLEM WAS EXACERBATED BY A DISCUSSION AMONG CREW ABOUT WHETHER AR-1 WAS DEFINED BY 1LM VORTAC OR CLB ADF, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO DISTR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.