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Medium large transport on approach fails to follow STAR. ATC intervenes with vector to proper heading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 213286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star enroute : on vectors enroute airway : mem |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 213286 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared for the arrival into memphis. The chart depicted a 175 degree turn at 8 DME. We were inbound approximately 120 degree heading. We were asked at 4-5 DME to turn as the STAR depicted to do at 8 DME to 175 degree heading for vectors. No conflict existed. We called tower on ground and they said that we were not in violation. It was a nice day and we were not paying attention anticipating vectors for visual as is common. We simply made a mistake. At the time of incident we were talking about airlines going bankrupt as ours is not in good shape. I could see more serious deviations as airlines go out of business stranding employees after a lifetime of devotion to their jobs I feel bad about this but will keep more vigilance as I now know that the fact of ultimate demise and associated fears can affect my performance in the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ON APCH FAILS TO FOLLOW STAR. ATC INTERVENES WITH VECTOR TO PROPER HDG.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ARR INTO MEMPHIS. THE CHART DEPICTED A 175 DEG TURN AT 8 DME. WE WERE INBOUND APPROX 120 DEG HDG. WE WERE ASKED AT 4-5 DME TO TURN AS THE STAR DEPICTED TO DO AT 8 DME TO 175 DEG HDG FOR VECTORS. NO CONFLICT EXISTED. WE CALLED TWR ON GND AND THEY SAID THAT WE WERE NOT IN VIOLATION. IT WAS A NICE DAY AND WE WERE NOT PAYING ATTN ANTICIPATING VECTORS FOR VISUAL AS IS COMMON. WE SIMPLY MADE A MISTAKE. AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AIRLINES GOING BANKRUPT AS OURS IS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE. I COULD SEE MORE SERIOUS DEVS AS AIRLINES GO OUT OF BUSINESS STRANDING EMPLOYEES AFTER A LIFETIME OF DEVOTION TO THEIR JOBS I FEEL BAD ABOUT THIS BUT WILL KEEP MORE VIGILANCE AS I NOW KNOW THAT THE FACT OF ULTIMATE DEMISE AND ASSOCIATED FEARS CAN AFFECT MY PERFORMANCE 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.