Captain failed to set the inbound localizer course on the HSI and became disorientated.

Attributes
ACN	108565
Time
Date	198904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 205 flight time total : 8769 flight time type : 2234
ASRS Report	108569
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	108089
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach while being vectored from a westerly heading to intercept the 4R ILS the captain (flying) became disoriented. The captain had briefed the approach, including the inbound course on his HSI. While he read and reached to adjust his HSI bearing indicator, he evidently did not change it. Copilot not flying changed his at the same time to the correct heading for inbound course. Copilot acknowledged the correct setting on his HSI, assuming that he captain would set his correctly since he was briefing, and had stated the correct course. Captain didn't. When given final approach intercept heading captain turned through the 4R localizer to the east in an attempt to intercept the 110 degree heading the sfu had set in his HSI. While still outside the OM copilot forcefully commanded verbally a 60 degree immediate turn back to west to re-intercept the 4R localizer. The captain, seeing 110 degree heading in his HSI, became mindset on continuing on his mistaken intercept of the 110 degree course. Copilot again told captain to turn left, which the captain started but at too slow of a rate of correction. Realizing the aircraft was well east of 4R localizer and approaching the OM, missed approach was initiated. At the same time the copilot was trying to re-orientate the captain to a correct intercept heading, approach told us to switch to tower. Copilot working the radios looked away from captain's corrective actions to change to tower frequency. It was during this time that the captain failed to aggressively follow suggested intercept heading back to 4R localizer. Captain and copilot had flown together previously and captain had shown the highest degree of flying skill and cockpit discipline. Copilot feeling at ease with the captain flying style, should have been more vigilant in watching captain's actions sooner on the approach while not devoting himself to other cockpit duties such as changing radio frequencys.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT FAILED TO SET THE INBOUND LOCALIZER COURSE ON THE HSI AND BECAME DISORIENTATED.

Narrative: ON APCH WHILE BEING VECTORED FROM A WESTERLY HDG TO INTERCEPT THE 4R ILS THE CAPT (FLYING) BECAME DISORIENTED. THE CAPT HAD BRIEFED THE APCH, INCLUDING THE INBND COURSE ON HIS HSI. WHILE HE READ AND REACHED TO ADJUST HIS HSI BEARING INDICATOR, HE EVIDENTLY DID NOT CHANGE IT. COPLT NOT FLYING CHANGED HIS AT THE SAME TIME TO THE CORRECT HDG FOR INBND COURSE. COPLT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CORRECT SETTING ON HIS HSI, ASSUMING THAT HE CAPT WOULD SET HIS CORRECTLY SINCE HE WAS BRIEFING, AND HAD STATED THE CORRECT COURSE. CAPT DIDN'T. WHEN GIVEN FINAL APCH INTERCEPT HDG CAPT TURNED THROUGH THE 4R LOC TO THE E IN AN ATTEMPT TO INTERCEPT THE 110 DEG HDG THE SFU HAD SET IN HIS HSI. WHILE STILL OUTSIDE THE OM COPLT FORCEFULLY COMMANDED VERBALLY A 60 DEG IMMEDIATE TURN BACK TO W TO RE-INTERCEPT THE 4R LOC. THE CAPT, SEEING 110 DEG HDG IN HIS HSI, BECAME MINDSET ON CONTINUING ON HIS MISTAKEN INTERCEPT OF THE 110 DEG COURSE. COPLT AGAIN TOLD CAPT TO TURN LEFT, WHICH THE CAPT STARTED BUT AT TOO SLOW OF A RATE OF CORRECTION. REALIZING THE ACFT WAS WELL E OF 4R LOC AND APCHING THE OM, MISSED APCH WAS INITIATED. AT THE SAME TIME THE COPLT WAS TRYING TO RE-ORIENTATE THE CAPT TO A CORRECT INTERCEPT HDG, APCH TOLD US TO SWITCH TO TWR. COPLT WORKING THE RADIOS LOOKED AWAY FROM CAPT'S CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO CHANGE TO TWR FREQ. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT THE CAPT FAILED TO AGGRESSIVELY FOLLOW SUGGESTED INTERCEPT HDG BACK TO 4R LOC. CAPT AND COPLT HAD FLOWN TOGETHER PREVIOUSLY AND CAPT HAD SHOWN THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF FLYING SKILL AND COCKPIT DISCIPLINE. COPLT FEELING AT EASE WITH THE CAPT FLYING STYLE, SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE VIGILANT IN WATCHING CAPT'S ACTIONS SOONER ON THE APCH WHILE NOT DEVOTING HIMSELF TO OTHER COCKPIT DUTIES SUCH AS CHANGING RADIO FREQS.

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.