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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hly airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 297450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 297432 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure 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:
As we approached mem (beautiful clear day) controller said to plan a visual to runway 18L to keep our speed up (above 10000 ft) that there was no other traffic, he'd give us a visual later. I missed the 8 DME turn point at olivv intersection. He gave me a turn to 030 degrees at approximately 5 DME and pointed out that I had missed the turn. He said there was no traffic conflict. A little later we made a visual. Synopsis: I made a mistake and flew through the turn point! Don't plan a visual too early! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the dc-9-30 for a major united states air carrier. The failure to make the turn was 'strictly an oversight on his part' and that of the first officer. Both were enjoying the beautiful day and the no- traffic situation and waited for the 'vector turn that never came.' after the controller said 'plan a visual, you're #1' this crew forgot about the turn on the STAR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACK DEV.
Narrative: AS WE APCHED MEM (BEAUTIFUL CLR DAY) CTLR SAID TO PLAN A VISUAL TO RWY 18L TO KEEP OUR SPD UP (ABOVE 10000 FT) THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC, HE'D GIVE US A VISUAL LATER. I MISSED THE 8 DME TURN POINT AT OLIVV INTXN. HE GAVE ME A TURN TO 030 DEGS AT APPROX 5 DME AND POINTED OUT THAT I HAD MISSED THE TURN. HE SAID THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT. A LITTLE LATER WE MADE A VISUAL. SYNOPSIS: I MADE A MISTAKE AND FLEW THROUGH THE TURN POINT! DON'T PLAN A VISUAL TOO EARLY! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE DC-9-30 FOR A MAJOR UNITED STATES ACR. THE FAILURE TO MAKE THE TURN WAS 'STRICTLY AN OVERSIGHT ON HIS PART' AND THAT OF THE FO. BOTH WERE ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THE NO- TFC SIT AND WAITED FOR THE 'VECTOR TURN THAT NEVER CAME.' AFTER THE CTLR SAID 'PLAN A VISUAL, YOU'RE #1' THIS CREW FORGOT ABOUT THE TURN ON THE STAR.
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.