Penetration warning area, heading deviation.

Attributes
ACN	97824
Time
Date	198811
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cty
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v521
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 5380 flight time type : 1490
ASRS Report	97824
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a flight from destination, fl, to melbourne, fl, jax center advised that we were penetrating W-470A that was hot. We were supposed to be on V521 at the time. We immediately turned to 080 degree as instructed by ATC. Our #1 navigation indicated us to be one mark north of V521. We set #2 navigation the same as #1 navigation and got the same indication. We then found our mistake had been our failure to 'exchange' the frequencys in the radios. Cross city 112.0 had been inserted, but west/O this exchange we were tuned to panama city 114.3 with the CDI set for cross city R289. The mistake was compounded by setting #2 frequencys the same way instead of going to the chart and using 112.0 for cross city. It is surprising that a mistake of this kind would happen after having used the new radios for 66 hours over a 4 month period. We have decided to think of the frequency exchange action to be part of the frequency set task and never to consider the frequency inserted until the exchange has been made. This should prevent this kind of mistake in the future. Compounding the mistake could, of course, been prevented by always going to the source of the information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PENETRATION WARNING AREA, HEADING DEVIATION.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM DEST, FL, TO MELBOURNE, FL, JAX CENTER ADVISED THAT WE WERE PENETRATING W-470A THAT WAS HOT. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON V521 AT THE TIME. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO 080 DEG AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC. OUR #1 NAV INDICATED US TO BE ONE MARK N OF V521. WE SET #2 NAV THE SAME AS #1 NAV AND GOT THE SAME INDICATION. WE THEN FOUND OUR MISTAKE HAD BEEN OUR FAILURE TO 'EXCHANGE' THE FREQS IN THE RADIOS. CROSS CITY 112.0 HAD BEEN INSERTED, BUT W/O THIS EXCHANGE WE WERE TUNED TO PANAMA CITY 114.3 WITH THE CDI SET FOR CROSS CITY R289. THE MISTAKE WAS COMPOUNDED BY SETTING #2 FREQS THE SAME WAY INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE CHART AND USING 112.0 FOR CROSS CITY. IT IS SURPRISING THAT A MISTAKE OF THIS KIND WOULD HAPPEN AFTER HAVING USED THE NEW RADIOS FOR 66 HRS OVER A 4 MONTH PERIOD. WE HAVE DECIDED TO THINK OF THE FREQ EXCHANGE ACTION TO BE PART OF THE FREQ SET TASK AND NEVER TO CONSIDER THE FREQ INSERTED UNTIL THE EXCHANGE HAS BEEN MADE. THIS SHOULD PREVENT THIS KIND OF MISTAKE IN THE FUTURE. COMPOUNDING THE MISTAKE COULD, OF COURSE, BEEN PREVENTED BY ALWAYS GOING TO THE SOURCE OF THE INFO.

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.