Heading track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	301063
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : stl tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent 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 : 60 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	301063
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance 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:

On the qball arrival into stl my first officer was less than 5 degrees off course. ATC claimed we were 6 mi off course. We made a correction, this was not enough for ATC so they gave us a further correction. My first officer was new and spending too much time trying to program the flight management system rather than flying the airplane. I feel we are putting too much concern with using autoplts and not flying the airplane we need to make sure new pilots spend more time with the basics, before being concerned with computers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV.

Narrative: ON THE QBALL ARR INTO STL MY FO WAS LESS THAN 5 DEGS OFF COURSE. ATC CLAIMED WE WERE 6 MI OFF COURSE. WE MADE A CORRECTION, THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR ATC SO THEY GAVE US A FURTHER CORRECTION. MY FO WAS NEW AND SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME TRYING TO PROGRAM THE FLT MGMNT SYS RATHER THAN FLYING THE AIRPLANE. I FEEL WE ARE PUTTING TOO MUCH CONCERN WITH USING AUTOPLTS AND NOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE NEW PLTS SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE BASICS, BEFORE BEING CONCERNED WITH COMPUTERS.

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.