Heading track deviation. Non adherence to ATC clearance procedure. Flight crew technique navigation.

Attributes
ACN	297887
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pxv
State Reference	IN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	297887
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 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:

Flight on middy 1 arrival pocket city transition at pxr turned to 174 degrees, inadvertently selected course of 174 degrees for enl (centralia) transition. Center inquired about aircraft heading 25 DME south of pxv. We replied correcting for 203 degree radial off pxv.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC PROC. FLC TECHNIQUE NAV.

Narrative: FLT ON MIDDY 1 ARR POCKET CITY TRANSITION AT PXR TURNED TO 174 DEGS, INADVERTENTLY SELECTED COURSE OF 174 DEGS FOR ENL (CENTRALIA) TRANSITION. CTR INQUIRED ABOUT ACFT HDG 25 DME S OF PXV. WE REPLIED CORRECTING FOR 203 DEG RADIAL OFF PXV.

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.