Flight crew of medium large transport overshot holding pattern. Held at wrong position.

Attributes
ACN	139527
Time
Date	199003
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : grd
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 135
ASRS Report	139527
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	139776
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer flying. We were cleared direct to grd and unarm five arrival to clt. 11 mi south of grd center cleared us to colon intersection to hold as published, 20 mi legs. By the time we found colon on low altitude map holding speeds center asked if we were in the turn. We said yes. We turned inbound but we failed to change first officer VOR to irq and did not see mistake until 7 mi north of grd. To help reduce this error we feel center could have said that the holding fix was behind us and/or cleared us to intercept to radial or victor airway on the irq inbound radial. Having to read the chart and beginning the approach phase (i.e., getting ATIS for clt and company communication) while the holding clearance was given added to workload. Supplemental information from acn 139776: 11 mi from greenwood we were instructed to hold at colon intersection. (Colon was located 10 mi behind us). No reversal instructions were given to proceed to colon. We located colon intersection 7 mi to the north of colliers VOR which we mistook for greenwood. We began holding 7 mi north of greenwood VOR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG OVERSHOT HOLDING PATTERN. HELD AT WRONG POSITION.

Narrative: F/O FLYING. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO GRD AND UNARM FIVE ARRIVAL TO CLT. 11 MI S OF GRD CENTER CLRED US TO COLON INTXN TO HOLD AS PUBLISHED, 20 MI LEGS. BY THE TIME WE FOUND COLON ON LOW ALT MAP HOLDING SPEEDS CENTER ASKED IF WE WERE IN THE TURN. WE SAID YES. WE TURNED INBND BUT WE FAILED TO CHANGE F/O VOR TO IRQ AND DID NOT SEE MISTAKE UNTIL 7 MI N OF GRD. TO HELP REDUCE THIS ERROR WE FEEL CENTER COULD HAVE SAID THAT THE HOLDING FIX WAS BEHIND US AND/OR CLRED US TO INTERCEPT TO RADIAL OR VICTOR AIRWAY ON THE IRQ INBND RADIAL. HAVING TO READ THE CHART AND BEGINNING THE APCH PHASE (I.E., GETTING ATIS FOR CLT AND COMPANY COM) WHILE THE HOLDING CLRNC WAS GIVEN ADDED TO WORKLOAD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 139776: 11 MI FROM GREENWOOD WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD AT COLON INTXN. (COLON WAS LOCATED 10 MI BEHIND US). NO REVERSAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN TO PROCEED TO COLON. WE LOCATED COLON INTXN 7 MI TO THE N OF COLLIERS VOR WHICH WE MISTOOK FOR GREENWOOD. WE BEGAN HOLDING 7 MI N OF GREENWOOD VOR.

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.