Faulty navigation procedures lead to a track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	310070
Time
Date	199506
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mrb airport : iad
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	310070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

We were being given radar vectors to 'wooly' intersection after departing iad to ewr. Our clearance was radar vector 'wooly,' V214 'swann,' yardley 2 ewr. The controller gave us our final vector and told us to intercept V214. We had tuned in the 308 degree radial off baltimore VOR expecting to intercept at 'wooly' or east of 'wooly.' in fact we were west of 'wooly,' so we intercepted V214 north and west of where we should have been. We received vectors to correct the situation. The clearance (now it is filed) has since been changed to give a radial off armel to 'wooly.' better situational awareness on our part would have prevented this. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the be-1900C for a regional air carrier. He has heard nothing further from the FAA on this matter. His air carrier has changed the routing so that this cannot happen again. The reporter is proud to have made a positive impact on aerial navigation!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAULTY NAV PROCS LEAD TO A TRACK DEV.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO 'WOOLY' INTXN AFTER DEPARTING IAD TO EWR. OUR CLRNC WAS RADAR VECTOR 'WOOLY,' V214 'SWANN,' YARDLEY 2 EWR. THE CTLR GAVE US OUR FINAL VECTOR AND TOLD US TO INTERCEPT V214. WE HAD TUNED IN THE 308 DEG RADIAL OFF BALTIMORE VOR EXPECTING TO INTERCEPT AT 'WOOLY' OR E OF 'WOOLY.' IN FACT WE WERE W OF 'WOOLY,' SO WE INTERCEPTED V214 N AND W OF WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WE RECEIVED VECTORS TO CORRECT THE SIT. THE CLRNC (NOW IT IS FILED) HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED TO GIVE A RADIAL OFF ARMEL TO 'WOOLY.' BETTER SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON OUR PART WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE BE-1900C FOR A REGIONAL ACR. HE HAS HEARD NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE FAA ON THIS MATTER. HIS ACR HAS CHANGED THE ROUTING SO THAT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE RPTR IS PROUD TO HAVE MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON AERIAL NAV!

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.