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Pilot of small aircraft, IFR at night, misreads chart and navigates on outbound rather than inbound radial.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 128354 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rbv |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : wri |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 910 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 128354 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance 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:
The situation was I misidented V276 inbound to rbv VOR. After departure from allaire airport, I was given a heading to intercept V276. I was having a problem with the heading indicator. It drifted some 30 degrees on climb out. Later in flight, it failed. I looked at the chart and found V276, dialed in the VOR right. The problem was I dialed in the outbnd radial instead of the inbound (289 degrees instead of 302 degrees). A few mins later the approach controller asked if I was established on V276. I said I was, and told him the radial 289 degrees. He pointed out the error. I admitted the error and asked for corrective action. He then cleared me direct rbv VOR. The human performance factor was I made a mistake. Other contributing factors were: I was distracted by the dg, and don't have much night IFR experience. Also was unfamiliar with this particular aircraft. Judgement factors were: I didn't double-check the arwy and the radial. I took the first radial on V276 at rbv VOR I saw. I was also pushing to get home before the WX closed in. Experience is the key to avoiding this type of mistake in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA, IFR AT NIGHT, MISREADS CHART AND NAVIGATES ON OUTBOUND RATHER THAN INBOUND RADIAL.
Narrative: THE SITUATION WAS I MISIDENTED V276 INBND TO RBV VOR. AFTER DEP FROM ALLAIRE ARPT, I WAS GIVEN A HDG TO INTERCEPT V276. I WAS HAVING A PROB WITH THE HDG INDICATOR. IT DRIFTED SOME 30 DEGS ON CLBOUT. LATER IN FLT, IT FAILED. I LOOKED AT THE CHART AND FOUND V276, DIALED IN THE VOR R. THE PROB WAS I DIALED IN THE OUTBND RADIAL INSTEAD OF THE INBND (289 DEGS INSTEAD OF 302 DEGS). A FEW MINS LATER THE APCH CTLR ASKED IF I WAS ESTABLISHED ON V276. I SAID I WAS, AND TOLD HIM THE RADIAL 289 DEGS. HE POINTED OUT THE ERROR. I ADMITTED THE ERROR AND ASKED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. HE THEN CLRED ME DIRECT RBV VOR. THE HUMAN PERFORMANCE FACTOR WAS I MADE A MISTAKE. OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE DG, AND DON'T HAVE MUCH NIGHT IFR EXPERIENCE. ALSO WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR ACFT. JUDGEMENT FACTORS WERE: I DIDN'T DOUBLE-CHK THE ARWY AND THE RADIAL. I TOOK THE FIRST RADIAL ON V276 AT RBV VOR I SAW. I WAS ALSO PUSHING TO GET HOME BEFORE THE WX CLOSED IN. EXPERIENCE IS THE KEY TO AVOIDING THIS TYPE OF MISTAKE IN THE FUTURE.
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.