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Flight crew of an medium large transport tuned in the wrong VOR during descent resulting in ATC intervention and amended clearance due track deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298925 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rsw |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : j75 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 8500 |
| ASRS Report | 298925 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was captain (PNF) on airlines flight dtw-mia. ZMA put us on a 160 degree heading to intercept the collier 4 (cce.4) STAR into mia. (We were north of rsw on J-75). First officer (PF) set his HSI on 110 degree to intercept cce.4 arrival east of cce (collier county, now cypress). I was busy copying ATIS, calling company in mia, doing descent check and saying good-bye to passenger. He failed to reset his VOR to cce, and I failed to confirm this due to heavy workload. Instead of intercepting the cce.4 east of cce as cleared, we intercepted the 100 degree east of rsw. ZMA caught our error and gave us a heading into mia approach airspace. No traffic conflicts apparent. It was near midnight and both of us were very tired. Both of us were very embarrassed by the incident. We both try to operate a professional flight deck. Unfortunately, I feel that fatigue and a high workload at the wrong time helped 'murphy's law' claim another pair of victims.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG TUNED IN THE WRONG VOR DURING DSCNT RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION AND AMENDED CLRNC DUE TRACK DEV.
Narrative: I WAS CAPT (PNF) ON AIRLINES FLT DTW-MIA. ZMA PUT US ON A 160 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE COLLIER 4 (CCE.4) STAR INTO MIA. (WE WERE N OF RSW ON J-75). FO (PF) SET HIS HSI ON 110 DEG TO INTERCEPT CCE.4 ARR E OF CCE (COLLIER COUNTY, NOW CYPRESS). I WAS BUSY COPYING ATIS, CALLING COMPANY IN MIA, DOING DSCNT CHK AND SAYING GOOD-BYE TO PAX. HE FAILED TO RESET HIS VOR TO CCE, AND I FAILED TO CONFIRM THIS DUE TO HVY WORKLOAD. INSTEAD OF INTERCEPTING THE CCE.4 E OF CCE AS CLRED, WE INTERCEPTED THE 100 DEG E OF RSW. ZMA CAUGHT OUR ERROR AND GAVE US A HDG INTO MIA APCH AIRSPACE. NO TFC CONFLICTS APPARENT. IT WAS NEAR MIDNIGHT AND BOTH OF US WERE VERY TIRED. BOTH OF US WERE VERY EMBARRASSED BY THE INCIDENT. WE BOTH TRY TO OPERATE A PROFESSIONAL FLT DECK. UNFORTUNATELY, I FEEL THAT FATIGUE AND A HIGH WORKLOAD AT THE WRONG TIME HELPED 'MURPHY'S LAW' CLAIM ANOTHER PAIR OF VICTIMS.
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.