Commuter overflies VOR when attempting to enter holding pattern.

Attributes
ACN	179611
Time
Date	199105
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rsv
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	179611
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While en route sbn-stl, we had deviated around several cells when we requested direct cap VOR for WX. Center replied unable, to proceed direct cmz. We advised we were unable to do that, so he cleared us direct robinson VOR to hold. Looking at radar, robinson was just on the edge of the WX. As we entered the hold, I was redetermining fuel and alternates. The aircraft entered moderate turbulence and my attention also focused on the radar screen and getting WX updates from company. During that time period I had flown past the VOR and was on the opposite side by 7 mi. Almost as soon as I noticed it, so did center. We informed them we were correcting. Things would have been much less hectic if we had been told to expect the hold or been advised to slow. Everything came together at once, and even when we got turn back to the VOR, we never even finished 1 circuit before being cleared to continue. During this time, the first officer, because of low experience in WX flying, was frightened and less than helpful. With no autoplts installed on our aircraft, the workload at these times is extremely high.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER OVERFLIES VOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER HOLDING PATTERN.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE SBN-STL, WE HAD DEVIATED AROUND SEVERAL CELLS WHEN WE REQUESTED DIRECT CAP VOR FOR WX. CENTER REPLIED UNABLE, TO PROCEED DIRECT CMZ. WE ADVISED WE WERE UNABLE TO DO THAT, SO HE CLRED US DIRECT ROBINSON VOR TO HOLD. LOOKING AT RADAR, ROBINSON WAS JUST ON THE EDGE OF THE WX. AS WE ENTERED THE HOLD, I WAS REDETERMINING FUEL AND ALTERNATES. THE ACFT ENTERED MODERATE TURB AND MY ATTN ALSO FOCUSED ON THE RADAR SCREEN AND GETTING WX UPDATES FROM COMPANY. DURING THAT TIME PERIOD I HAD FLOWN PAST THE VOR AND WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE BY 7 MI. ALMOST AS SOON AS I NOTICED IT, SO DID CENTER. WE INFORMED THEM WE WERE CORRECTING. THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS HECTIC IF WE HAD BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT THE HOLD OR BEEN ADVISED TO SLOW. EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER AT ONCE, AND EVEN WHEN WE GOT TURN BACK TO THE VOR, WE NEVER EVEN FINISHED 1 CIRCUIT BEFORE BEING CLRED TO CONTINUE. DURING THIS TIME, THE F/O, BECAUSE OF LOW EXPERIENCE IN WX FLYING, WAS FRIGHTENED AND LESS THAN HELPFUL. WITH NO AUTOPLTS INSTALLED ON OUR ACFT, THE WORKLOAD AT THESE TIMES IS EXTREMELY HIGH.

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.