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Captain of air carrier medium large transport aircraft deviated from course track clearance to give a sightseeing tour.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 212003 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tbc |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zla |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 212003 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified 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:
Captain decided to give passenger sightseeing tours of grand canyon and monument valley. Drifted off course so he could dip wing for better view twice. Center asked us if we were on airway. I voiced my opposition to this, but to no avail.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ACFT DEVIATED FROM COURSE TRACK CLRNC TO GIVE A SIGHTSEEING TOUR.
Narrative: CAPT DECIDED TO GIVE PAX SIGHTSEEING TOURS OF GRAND CANYON AND MONUMENT VALLEY. DRIFTED OFF COURSE SO HE COULD DIP WING FOR BETTER VIEW TWICE. CTR ASKED US IF WE WERE ON AIRWAY. I VOICED MY OPPOSITION TO THIS, BUT TO NO AVAIL.
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.