Narrative:

We were inbound to nashville on the graham 3 arrival. Approximately 20 mi southwest of bna, approach control gave us a heading of 080 degrees. We were then cleared direct to dobbs (bn 304), the OM for runway 2L at bna. As PNF, I was busy completing required duties while the first officer was flying the aircraft. I saw the first officer move his hand to the frequency selector for the ADF, but didn't think much about it at the time. About a min later after completing my required duties, I checked the frequency in the ADF as a double check, because I remembered having set up 304 for dobbs earlier in the descent. I then discovered the first officer had selected opery (vi 344) on the ADF, and that we were proceeding direct to opery, which is north of the airport on the opposite direction approach to runway 20R at bna. As we were making a turn from our 030 degree heading to a 090 degree heading to correct, approach assigned us a 090 degree heading. Approach said nothing else. The first officer admitted selecting the wrong frequency from the wrong chart. Here are 2 ILS's, opposite direction, with the #2 in the runway designator. Also the ADF frequencys are similar -- 304 and 344. I believe this deviation occurred for the following reason. The first officer has been in the right seat a long time, with low pay as with most regional airlines, and had admitted to being bored, burned out, and ready to do something else. (Get out of aviation) I believe this has led to complacency on his part. This complacency on his part, combined with my inattn to where we were going because of my non-flying duties, got us headed in the wrong direction. I have become a bit complacent also, in that I could have performed those non-flying duties earlier in the approach, allowing me to be more 'plugged in' as we got close to the airport. This was a familiar approach, (so we thought) in descent WX, with low traffic. I'll pay more attention from now, as complacency snuck up on me while knowing how my first officer felt.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT TUNED TO THE WRONG ADF FREQ RESULTING IN INTERVENTION BY ATC TO DIRECT THEM TO THE ASSIGNED RADIO BEACON FOR APCH.

Narrative: WE WERE INBOUND TO NASHVILLE ON THE GRAHAM 3 ARR. APPROX 20 MI SW OF BNA, APCH CTL GAVE US A HDG OF 080 DEGS. WE WERE THEN CLRED DIRECT TO DOBBS (BN 304), THE OM FOR RWY 2L AT BNA. AS PNF, I WAS BUSY COMPLETING REQUIRED DUTIES WHILE THE FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT. I SAW THE FO MOVE HIS HAND TO THE FREQ SELECTOR FOR THE ADF, BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AT THE TIME. ABOUT A MIN LATER AFTER COMPLETING MY REQUIRED DUTIES, I CHKED THE FREQ IN THE ADF AS A DOUBLE CHK, BECAUSE I REMEMBERED HAVING SET UP 304 FOR DOBBS EARLIER IN THE DSCNT. I THEN DISCOVERED THE FO HAD SELECTED OPERY (VI 344) ON THE ADF, AND THAT WE WERE PROCEEDING DIRECT TO OPERY, WHICH IS N OF THE ARPT ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION APCH TO RWY 20R AT BNA. AS WE WERE MAKING A TURN FROM OUR 030 DEG HDG TO A 090 DEG HDG TO CORRECT, APCH ASSIGNED US A 090 DEG HDG. APCH SAID NOTHING ELSE. THE FO ADMITTED SELECTING THE WRONG FREQ FROM THE WRONG CHART. HERE ARE 2 ILS'S, OPPOSITE DIRECTION, WITH THE #2 IN THE RWY DESIGNATOR. ALSO THE ADF FREQS ARE SIMILAR -- 304 AND 344. I BELIEVE THIS DEV OCCURRED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON. THE FO HAS BEEN IN THE R SEAT A LONG TIME, WITH LOW PAY AS WITH MOST REGIONAL AIRLINES, AND HAD ADMITTED TO BEING BORED, BURNED OUT, AND READY TO DO SOMETHING ELSE. (GET OUT OF AVIATION) I BELIEVE THIS HAS LED TO COMPLACENCY ON HIS PART. THIS COMPLACENCY ON HIS PART, COMBINED WITH MY INATTN TO WHERE WE WERE GOING BECAUSE OF MY NON-FLYING DUTIES, GOT US HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. I HAVE BECOME A BIT COMPLACENT ALSO, IN THAT I COULD HAVE PERFORMED THOSE NON-FLYING DUTIES EARLIER IN THE APCH, ALLOWING ME TO BE MORE 'PLUGGED IN' AS WE GOT CLOSE TO THE ARPT. THIS WAS A FAMILIAR APCH, (SO WE THOUGHT) IN DSCNT WX, WITH LOW TFC. I'LL PAY MORE ATTN FROM NOW, AS COMPLACENCY SNUCK UP ON ME WHILE KNOWING HOW MY FO FELT.

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.