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Air carrier medium large transport tracks abe VOR (frequency 117.5) instead of btv VOR (alos frequency 117.5).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 140295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 140357 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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:
Began descent for landing to alb. Was given level-off at FL230 and told alb was closed and to state intentions. Captain was given btv as our alternate. We were then cleared direct btv. I asked the captain to select 117.5 in both the #1 and #2 VOR heads and we had immediate signal lock and DME, at which time we proceeded to track the VOR. After completing a left turn of approximately 120 degrees we were told to come right to 020 degrees as we had been tracking abe, which has the same frequency as btv. Due to moderate to severe turbulence and heavy cockpit workload along with very little east coast experience, we did not detect the error. Supplemental information from acn 140357: I believe that this problem could have been avoided if I had stayed with the first officer until we were both sure that we were tracking the correct course and then left to do my off-center radio work.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG TRACKS ABE VOR (FREQ 117.5) INSTEAD OF BTV VOR (ALOS FREQ 117.5).
Narrative: BEGAN DSCNT FOR LNDG TO ALB. WAS GIVEN LEVEL-OFF AT FL230 AND TOLD ALB WAS CLOSED AND TO STATE INTENTIONS. CAPT WAS GIVEN BTV AS OUR ALTERNATE. WE WERE THEN CLRED DIRECT BTV. I ASKED THE CAPT TO SELECT 117.5 IN BOTH THE #1 AND #2 VOR HEADS AND WE HAD IMMEDIATE SIGNAL LOCK AND DME, AT WHICH TIME WE PROCEEDED TO TRACK THE VOR. AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN OF APPROX 120 DEGS WE WERE TOLD TO COME RIGHT TO 020 DEGS AS WE HAD BEEN TRACKING ABE, WHICH HAS THE SAME FREQ AS BTV. DUE TO MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB AND HEAVY COCKPIT WORKLOAD ALONG WITH VERY LITTLE E COAST EXPERIENCE, WE DID NOT DETECT THE ERROR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 140357: I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD STAYED WITH THE F/O UNTIL WE WERE BOTH SURE THAT WE WERE TRACKING THE CORRECT COURSE AND THEN LEFT TO DO MY OFF-CENTER RADIO WORK.
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.