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An light transport air carrier crew flew out the wrong radial on departure. A different clearance from that which was expected was received and acknowledged but not flown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 210598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lga airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zbw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 210598 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Routing received jfk -- merit -- orw -- V16 -- woons -- as filed. During climb clearance received 'heading 030 join lga 055 degree radial merit.' due to strong westerly wind, it took several mins to join the radial, at which time turned right and proceeded to track it. Passed merit by 10 mi and still on lga 055 degree radial (incorrectly). Center inquired if we were on a 'heading' to which I responded (having instantly realized that we passed merit) that we were assigned lga 055 merit hfd! ATC then asked what routing after hfd and I replied (from memory of previous flts) hfd V3 woons. The controller then cleared us direct orw V16 bos, which was the actual routing. Engaged in non-essential conversation at the time (though we were at cruise). I had the wrong routing in mind because the many times I have gone over merit the next fix has been hfd. The routing was new and I should have thoroughly reviewed prior to departure. However, in the interest of maintaining schedule (and since first officer usually gets clearance) I often just review departure and initial part of the routing during departure briefing while deferring the rest until later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LTT ACR CREW FLEW OUT THE WRONG RADIAL ON DEP. A DIFFERENT CLRNC FROM THAT WHICH WAS EXPECTED WAS RECEIVED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BUT NOT FLOWN.
Narrative: ROUTING RECEIVED JFK -- MERIT -- ORW -- V16 -- WOONS -- AS FILED. DURING CLB CLRNC RECEIVED 'HDG 030 JOIN LGA 055 DEG RADIAL MERIT.' DUE TO STRONG WESTERLY WIND, IT TOOK SEVERAL MINS TO JOIN THE RADIAL, AT WHICH TIME TURNED R AND PROCEEDED TO TRACK IT. PASSED MERIT BY 10 MI AND STILL ON LGA 055 DEG RADIAL (INCORRECTLY). CTR INQUIRED IF WE WERE ON A 'HDG' TO WHICH I RESPONDED (HAVING INSTANTLY REALIZED THAT WE PASSED MERIT) THAT WE WERE ASSIGNED LGA 055 MERIT HFD! ATC THEN ASKED WHAT ROUTING AFTER HFD AND I REPLIED (FROM MEMORY OF PREVIOUS FLTS) HFD V3 WOONS. THE CTLR THEN CLRED US DIRECT ORW V16 BOS, WHICH WAS THE ACTUAL ROUTING. ENGAGED IN NON-ESSENTIAL CONVERSATION AT THE TIME (THOUGH WE WERE AT CRUISE). I HAD THE WRONG ROUTING IN MIND BECAUSE THE MANY TIMES I HAVE GONE OVER MERIT THE NEXT FIX HAS BEEN HFD. THE ROUTING WAS NEW AND I SHOULD HAVE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED PRIOR TO DEP. HOWEVER, IN THE INTEREST OF MAINTAINING SCHEDULE (AND SINCE FO USUALLY GETS CLRNC) I OFTEN JUST REVIEW DEP AND INITIAL PART OF THE ROUTING DURING DEP BRIEFING WHILE DEFERRING THE REST UNTIL LATER.
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.