<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1212370, September 2014

MQ9 pilot reports turning the aircraft around to return to base; when the original mission is canceled due to weather. When the operational mission in the aircraft was updated; the aircraft started a turn back to the south. This was quickly detected by the pilot and corrected manually.

Attributes
ACN	1212370
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZMP.ARTCC
State Reference	MN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Other Transitional FAA COA
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 3800 Flight Crew Type 150
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

Aircraft was being operated by the ground control station at the AFB. The aircraft had an operational mission that was used for the transition from rdr to fhu within the FAA transitional coa. The weather deteriorated at the destination; so the aircraft was turned around to return to rdr. Upon turning around the operational mission in the aircraft was updated and the aircraft started a turn back to the south. Upon noticing the route deviation; the incorrect routing programmed into flight management system and the aircraft turning; manual control of aircraft was then taken to get back on route. ATC notified the deviation of the aircraft and the aircraft was already going back in the correct direction. In order to prevent the same deviation from happening the missions sent to the aircraft are verified further upon returning to the home station.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MQ9 pilot reports turning the aircraft around to return to base; when the original mission is canceled due to weather. When the operational mission in the aircraft was updated; the aircraft started a turn back to the south. This was quickly detected by the pilot and corrected manually.

Narrative: Aircraft was being operated by the Ground Control Station at the AFB. The aircraft had an operational mission that was used for the transition from RDR to FHU within the FAA transitional COA. The weather deteriorated at the destination; so the aircraft was turned around to return to RDR. Upon turning around the operational mission in the aircraft was updated and the aircraft started a turn back to the south. Upon noticing the route deviation; the incorrect routing programmed into flight management system and the aircraft turning; manual control of aircraft was then taken to get back on route. ATC notified the deviation of the aircraft and the aircraft was already going back in the correct direction. In order to prevent the same deviation from happening the missions sent to the aircraft are verified further upon returning to the home station.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.