Navigation error by flight crew. Diverting due to low fuel situation.

Attributes
ACN	309100
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mgw
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	309100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	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:

We were busy diverting to pit. Our clearance was direct mgw, V-469 nesto, pit. The first officer was flying. I was giving an extended PA to the passenger concerning the diversion and how they would be taken care of in pit. As I hung up the PA, ZOB asked us if we were going to intercept V-469 (mgw 015 degree radial) as we had missed the turn (station passage) and were on the mgw 350/14. We quickly corrected back. If 1 pilot is out of the loop, the remaining crew must take extra precaution and pay even more attention to flying the aircraft. The pilot out of the loop should pay as much attention to situational awareness as possible. We were minimum fuel (declared) after a lot of WX, holding, option figuring, etc, and finally in the clear with the divert field made (time to relax?), but you don't relax until you're off the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV ERROR BY FLC. DIVERTING DUE TO LOW FUEL SIT.

Narrative: WE WERE BUSY DIVERTING TO PIT. OUR CLRNC WAS DIRECT MGW, V-469 NESTO, PIT. THE FO WAS FLYING. I WAS GIVING AN EXTENDED PA TO THE PAX CONCERNING THE DIVERSION AND HOW THEY WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IN PIT. AS I HUNG UP THE PA, ZOB ASKED US IF WE WERE GOING TO INTERCEPT V-469 (MGW 015 DEG RADIAL) AS WE HAD MISSED THE TURN (STATION PASSAGE) AND WERE ON THE MGW 350/14. WE QUICKLY CORRECTED BACK. IF 1 PLT IS OUT OF THE LOOP, THE REMAINING CREW MUST TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION AND PAY EVEN MORE ATTN TO FLYING THE ACFT. THE PLT OUT OF THE LOOP SHOULD PAY AS MUCH ATTN TO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS POSSIBLE. WE WERE MINIMUM FUEL (DECLARED) AFTER A LOT OF WX, HOLDING, OPTION FIGURING, ETC, AND FINALLY IN THE CLR WITH THE DIVERT FIELD MADE (TIME TO RELAX?), BUT YOU DON'T RELAX UNTIL YOU'RE OFF THE AIRPLANE.

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.