Track deviation. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	308410
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : djb
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle tower : ssf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	308410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On descent to cle level 10000 ft. Cleared to descend to and maintain 7000 ft, fly heading 020 degrees. The STAR arrival was the 257 degree radial from ojb. Previous vectors had been off the STAR for traffic. As I passed near the 257 degree radial, I turned to intercept the STAR. As I rolled out, I remembered I was on heading and began to turn back to heading. After turn initiated, controller asked my heading. Told him we were turning back to heading. No traffic conflict involved as confirmed by controller. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the dc-9 for a major united states air carrier. He had had a series of vectors, but was still thinking about the STAR. He has heard nothing further from the FAA on this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEV.

Narrative: ON DSCNT TO CLE LEVEL 10000 FT. CLRED TO DSND TO AND MAINTAIN 7000 FT, FLY HDG 020 DEGS. THE STAR ARR WAS THE 257 DEG RADIAL FROM OJB. PREVIOUS VECTORS HAD BEEN OFF THE STAR FOR TFC. AS I PASSED NEAR THE 257 DEG RADIAL, I TURNED TO INTERCEPT THE STAR. AS I ROLLED OUT, I REMEMBERED I WAS ON HDG AND BEGAN TO TURN BACK TO HDG. AFTER TURN INITIATED, CTLR ASKED MY HDG. TOLD HIM WE WERE TURNING BACK TO HDG. NO TFC CONFLICT INVOLVED AS CONFIRMED BY CTLR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE DC-9 FOR A MAJOR UNITED STATES ACR. HE HAD HAD A SERIES OF VECTORS, BUT WAS STILL THINKING ABOUT THE STAR. HE HAS HEARD NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE FAA ON THIS.

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.