First officer of light transport overshot holding fix and was given vectors by ATC back to the holdi...

Attributes
ACN	271368
Time
Date	199405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orw
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute airway : vi6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	271368
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other 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:

Due to arrival delays en route to bos airport we were instructed to hold at orw VOR to the southwest as published at 9000 ft. The captain was handling communications and then looked up the correct inbound radial and told it to me. Normally we are given holding fix at woons intersection northeast along the airway to bos and it has become routine to expect holding at woons. Having never been issued a holding clearance at orw I failed to realize that what I was expected to do was different. The fact that the inbound course at woons is only 1 degree different than that at orw may have been a contributing factor to my confusion. Upon reaching orw I continued along the airway to woons for 7 mi before the captain realized I missed the turn. I immediately entered a left turn when ATC also noticed I was off course. ATC provided vectors and we were back where we were supposed to be without incident. I believe the problem could have been avoided with better cockpit communication and also with emphasis from ATC when a clearance issued is unusual or new to pilots who may regularly fly the same route and may become complacent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF LTT OVERSHOT HOLDING FIX AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS BY ATC BACK TO THE HOLDING FIX.

Narrative: DUE TO ARR DELAYS ENRTE TO BOS ARPT WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD AT ORW VOR TO THE SW AS PUBLISHED AT 9000 FT. THE CAPT WAS HANDLING COMS AND THEN LOOKED UP THE CORRECT INBOUND RADIAL AND TOLD IT TO ME. NORMALLY WE ARE GIVEN HOLDING FIX AT WOONS INTXN NE ALONG THE AIRWAY TO BOS AND IT HAS BECOME ROUTINE TO EXPECT HOLDING AT WOONS. HAVING NEVER BEEN ISSUED A HOLDING CLRNC AT ORW I FAILED TO REALIZE THAT WHAT I WAS EXPECTED TO DO WAS DIFFERENT. THE FACT THAT THE INBOUND COURSE AT WOONS IS ONLY 1 DEG DIFFERENT THAN THAT AT ORW MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO MY CONFUSION. UPON REACHING ORW I CONTINUED ALONG THE AIRWAY TO WOONS FOR 7 MI BEFORE THE CAPT REALIZED I MISSED THE TURN. I IMMEDIATELY ENTERED A L TURN WHEN ATC ALSO NOTICED I WAS OFF COURSE. ATC PROVIDED VECTORS AND WE WERE BACK WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH BETTER COCKPIT COM AND ALSO WITH EMPHASIS FROM ATC WHEN A CLRNC ISSUED IS UNUSUAL OR NEW TO PLTS WHO MAY REGULARLY FLY THE SAME RTE AND MAY BECOME COMPLACENT.

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.

First officer of light transport overshot holding fix and was given vectors by ATC back to the holding fix.