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Flight crew of medium large transport departing clt made turn at 50 DME per diagram. Controller wanted heading until advised.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 148741 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| 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 | cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid enroute airway : ztl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 148741 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight clt-ord. First officer flying. Aircraft departed clt en route to ord. First officer had been flying this trip all month and was familiar with the route. Our clearance was hornet one departure stann right (clt 347 degrees) htm as filed. Takeoff and climb out was normal, first officer proceeded outbnd on the clt 347 degree right as cleared. At 50 DME he turned direct htm. Shortly thereafter center called and asked our heading. I told him 305 degrees. He then asked why we had turned. I turned to the first officer and he said at 50 DME on the departure we turned to the next fix. On closer examination of the fine print, the first officer had misunderstood the departure and so did I. I have since highlighted that trap on my departure plate for future reference. I had flown several times in the past with this particular first officer and I feel he is highly competent. I think I placed too much confidence in his familiarity with the route and should've been checking closer, especially since I had not flown this route in the past.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG DEPARTING CLT MADE TURN AT 50 DME PER DIAGRAM. CTLR WANTED HEADING UNTIL ADVISED.
Narrative: FLT CLT-ORD. F/O FLYING. ACFT DEPARTED CLT ENRTE TO ORD. F/O HAD BEEN FLYING THIS TRIP ALL MONTH AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE RTE. OUR CLRNC WAS HORNET ONE DEP STANN R (CLT 347 DEGS) HTM AS FILED. TKOF AND CLBOUT WAS NORMAL, F/O PROCEEDED OUTBND ON THE CLT 347 DEG R AS CLRED. AT 50 DME HE TURNED DIRECT HTM. SHORTLY THEREAFTER CTR CALLED AND ASKED OUR HDG. I TOLD HIM 305 DEGS. HE THEN ASKED WHY WE HAD TURNED. I TURNED TO THE F/O AND HE SAID AT 50 DME ON THE DEP WE TURNED TO THE NEXT FIX. ON CLOSER EXAMINATION OF THE FINE PRINT, THE F/O HAD MISUNDERSTOOD THE DEP AND SO DID I. I HAVE SINCE HIGHLIGHTED THAT TRAP ON MY DEP PLATE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. I HAD FLOWN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST WITH THIS PARTICULAR F/O AND I FEEL HE IS HIGHLY COMPETENT. I THINK I PLACED TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE IN HIS FAMILIARITY WITH THE RTE AND SHOULD'VE BEEN CHKING CLOSER, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD NOT FLOWN THIS RTE IN THE PAST.
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.