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An air carrier crew misunderstood a rno TRACON heading assignment and flew toward mountainous terrain before a correction was issued by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 893388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RNO.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 224 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
While being vectored for a visual approach to runway 34L at rno; we then were given another heading. This transmission was slightly blocked; but after the captain and I confirmed to each other that the heading was 170 degrees to the best of my recollection. I then read back that clearance to ATC with no reply. At some point; we were given a descent to 7;000 ft MSL (to the best of my recollection). Approximately one minute later ATC asked us our heading. I replied '170'. Approach said we should fly 270 and climb immediately to 10;000 ft MSL since we were approaching mountainous terrain. We complied and then uneventfully joined a visual approach and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier Crew misunderstood a RNO TRACON heading assignment and flew toward mountainous terrain before a correction was issued by ATC.
Narrative: While being vectored for a visual approach to Runway 34L at RNO; we then were given another heading. This transmission was slightly blocked; but after the Captain and I confirmed to each other that the heading was 170 degrees to the best of my recollection. I then read back that clearance to ATC with no reply. At some point; we were given a descent to 7;000 FT MSL (to the best of my recollection). Approximately one minute later ATC asked us our heading. I replied '170'. Approach said we should fly 270 and climb immediately to 10;000 FT MSL since we were approaching mountainous terrain. We complied and then uneventfully joined a visual approach and landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.