Track deviation STAR.

Attributes
ACN	295127
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ard
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	295127
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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 other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain was flying the aircraft, a B737-200, on the arrival to lga. We were at 8000 ft and passed over the yardley VOR. We came inbound on the 233 degree radial and were supposed to go outbound on the 078 degree radial. He forgot to turn after station passage and we ended up going outbound on the 053 degree radial. Neither one of us had noticed the error until approach said we were off course. The controller told us to turn right to a 110 degree heading. He later cleared us direct to lga VOR. We did not notice any traffic conflicts nor were we told of any. The rest of the flight was routine. I believe the cause to be the crew's workload, long duty day, and having to fly 6 flight segments on the east coast in 1 day. The crew checked in at XA10 in ewr. We were scheduled for 7 hours 17 mins flight time. We flew ewr-gso, gso-chs, chs-jax, jax-tpa, situation for 1 hour change of aircraft, then flew tpa-gso, gso-lga. Finish in lga at XL50, with total flying time of 8 hours 19 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEV STAR.

Narrative: THE CAPT WAS FLYING THE ACFT, A B737-200, ON THE ARR TO LGA. WE WERE AT 8000 FT AND PASSED OVER THE YARDLEY VOR. WE CAME INBOUND ON THE 233 DEG RADIAL AND WERE SUPPOSED TO GO OUTBOUND ON THE 078 DEG RADIAL. HE FORGOT TO TURN AFTER STATION PASSAGE AND WE ENDED UP GOING OUTBOUND ON THE 053 DEG RADIAL. NEITHER ONE OF US HAD NOTICED THE ERROR UNTIL APCH SAID WE WERE OFF COURSE. THE CTLR TOLD US TO TURN R TO A 110 DEG HDG. HE LATER CLRED US DIRECT TO LGA VOR. WE DID NOT NOTICE ANY TFC CONFLICTS NOR WERE WE TOLD OF ANY. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS ROUTINE. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE TO BE THE CREW'S WORKLOAD, LONG DUTY DAY, AND HAVING TO FLY 6 FLT SEGMENTS ON THE E COAST IN 1 DAY. THE CREW CHKED IN AT XA10 IN EWR. WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR 7 HRS 17 MINS FLT TIME. WE FLEW EWR-GSO, GSO-CHS, CHS-JAX, JAX-TPA, SIT FOR 1 HR CHANGE OF ACFT, THEN FLEW TPA-GSO, GSO-LGA. FINISH IN LGA AT XL50, WITH TOTAL FLYING TIME OF 8 HRS 19 MINS.

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.