Narrative:

Our clearance on the ground at mco read that we were to proceed down J55 northbound, which goes past craig, savannah, charleston, etc. When we arrived at craig, the preprogrammed INS turned directly to charleston, thereby creating a possible traffic conflict for ATC. All the routing in the box was was correct except for the exclusion of savannah. The box was programmed by the PNF in the right seat. Now, what really happened? Let's start with 2 sick pilots. The PF had just spent his first night west/O a fever the night before the flight in 5 days. It was a diagnosed case of the flu. The WX was excellent. I thought that the absence of fever meant I was ok to fly, and it was scheduled to be the last trip before a maintenance lay-up promising more rest. My copilot was recovering from an earlier bout with the flu last week, but I found on the morning of the flight he had relapsed and was reporting with a fever of 101 degrees. We both agreed we could make the trip, but nothing more for 4-5 days while we finished getting over this heavy flu. Unfortunately, before we departed, our boss called wanting us to wait till late evening at our destination to pick him up and take him to his home and stay overnight there. As captain, considering all the circumstances, I refused the trip, creating considerable rage on the part of the boss. Therefore, with lots on our minds and probably lots of information not registering on our minds, we should not have gotten in the airplane. Secondly, I failed to check the programming of the navigation box for accuracy. Lastly, flying with a sick pilot (either seat) tends to induce errors. You don't just have to be vigilant for regular ones--there will be more than usual!!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORPORATE MDT EXPERIENCES TRACK ERROR DUE INS PROGRAMMING MISTAKE BY FO, NOT CHECKED BY CAPT. LOTS OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN NOT UNUSUAL CORPORATE OPERATION.

Narrative: OUR CLRNC ON THE GND AT MCO READ THAT WE WERE TO PROCEED DOWN J55 NBND, WHICH GOES PAST CRAIG, SAVANNAH, CHARLESTON, ETC. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT CRAIG, THE PREPROGRAMMED INS TURNED DIRECTLY TO CHARLESTON, THEREBY CREATING A POSSIBLE TFC CONFLICT FOR ATC. ALL THE ROUTING IN THE BOX WAS WAS CORRECT EXCEPT FOR THE EXCLUSION OF SAVANNAH. THE BOX WAS PROGRAMMED BY THE PNF IN THE RIGHT SEAT. NOW, WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? LET'S START WITH 2 SICK PLTS. THE PF HAD JUST SPENT HIS FIRST NIGHT W/O A FEVER THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FLT IN 5 DAYS. IT WAS A DIAGNOSED CASE OF THE FLU. THE WX WAS EXCELLENT. I THOUGHT THAT THE ABSENCE OF FEVER MEANT I WAS OK TO FLY, AND IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE THE LAST TRIP BEFORE A MAINT LAY-UP PROMISING MORE REST. MY COPLT WAS RECOVERING FROM AN EARLIER BOUT WITH THE FLU LAST WEEK, BUT I FOUND ON THE MORNING OF THE FLT HE HAD RELAPSED AND WAS RPTING WITH A FEVER OF 101 DEGS. WE BOTH AGREED WE COULD MAKE THE TRIP, BUT NOTHING MORE FOR 4-5 DAYS WHILE WE FINISHED GETTING OVER THIS HEAVY FLU. UNFORTUNATELY, BEFORE WE DEPARTED, OUR BOSS CALLED WANTING US TO WAIT TILL LATE EVENING AT OUR DEST TO PICK HIM UP AND TAKE HIM TO HIS HOME AND STAY OVERNIGHT THERE. AS CAPT, CONSIDERING ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I REFUSED THE TRIP, CREATING CONSIDERABLE RAGE ON THE PART OF THE BOSS. THEREFORE, WITH LOTS ON OUR MINDS AND PROBABLY LOTS OF INFO NOT REGISTERING ON OUR MINDS, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN IN THE AIRPLANE. SECONDLY, I FAILED TO CHK THE PROGRAMMING OF THE NAV BOX FOR ACCURACY. LASTLY, FLYING WITH A SICK PLT (EITHER SEAT) TENDS TO INDUCE ERRORS. YOU DON'T JUST HAVE TO BE VIGILANT FOR REGULAR ONES--THERE WILL BE MORE THAN USUAL!!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.