Widebody transport overshot assigned radial and got four miles off course.

Attributes
ACN	163153
Time
Date	199011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hkg
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : vhhk tower : mke
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	163153
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our clearance was 'cleared A-1 fpr 290 104 right off td.' copilot was flying we were given a heading off 110 degree after passing td. About 20 mi out we were given a 95 degree heading to intercept the 104 degree this was set up and we were intercepting. I gave the company departure message. I looked up and the copilot had selected LNAV (we were in head select previously) and we were intercepting to 104 degree with about a 60 degree cut. I went to heading select and put in a right turn to 145 degree. During the turn hkg called and gave us a 140 degree heading. I believe hkg was concerned we were going to A-1. This was not the case. We did not go beyond 4 mi north of the 104 degree. I have flown the large transport and the widebody transport with 2 man crews. I'm convinced company reports should be done away with. They come at the worst possible time, approach and departure. The idea of copying 10 departure gates while being vectored by tyo approach, or giving departure messages locks out valuable back up in the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB OVERSHOT ASSIGNED RADIAL AND GOT FOUR MILES OFF COURSE.

Narrative: OUR CLRNC WAS 'CLRED A-1 FPR 290 104 R OFF TD.' COPLT WAS FLYING WE WERE GIVEN A HDG OFF 110 DEG AFTER PASSING TD. ABOUT 20 MI OUT WE WERE GIVEN A 95 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE 104 DEG THIS WAS SET UP AND WE WERE INTERCEPTING. I GAVE THE COMPANY DEP MESSAGE. I LOOKED UP AND THE COPLT HAD SELECTED LNAV (WE WERE IN HEAD SELECT PREVIOUSLY) AND WE WERE INTERCEPTING TO 104 DEG WITH ABOUT A 60 DEG CUT. I WENT TO HDG SELECT AND PUT IN A R TURN TO 145 DEG. DURING THE TURN HKG CALLED AND GAVE US A 140 DEG HDG. I BELIEVE HKG WAS CONCERNED WE WERE GOING TO A-1. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. WE DID NOT GO BEYOND 4 MI N OF THE 104 DEG. I HAVE FLOWN THE LGT AND THE WDB WITH 2 MAN CREWS. I'M CONVINCED COMPANY RPTS SHOULD BE DONE AWAY WITH. THEY COME AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME, APCH AND DEP. THE IDEA OF COPYING 10 DEP GATES WHILE BEING VECTORED BY TYO APCH, OR GIVING DEP MESSAGES LOCKS OUT VALUABLE BACK UP IN THE COCKPIT.

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.