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Reporter was given instructions to hold north of rod VOR and interpreted the controller to hold north to rod VOR. The controller called the reporter's attention to his error and vectored the reporter to his destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rod |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| 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 : 8560 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 325610 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC control indianapolis. Approaching rosewood feeder fix flight was given instructions to hold north rosewood VOR, 20 mi legs, FL250. I interpreted this to mean, hold north to rosewood VOR, so I turned south to establish my perceived correct analysis of what was expected of me. Controller noticed error and informed us of our acknowledgement of previous instructions and vectored us with no further problems. 1) I misinterpreted instructions, now realizing I mistakenly used NDB procedures. 2) my first officer correctly analyzed situation but was reluctant to correct me since she was new. 3) controller was extremely busy because WX was closing area airports. Frequency was saturated with communications. 4) corrective actions: informed my first officer to speak up -- a little doubt would have made me query ATC about holding. In retrospect I should have asked for a holding radial. Fatigue was a factor, causing my erroneous use of NDB procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD N OF ROD VOR AND INTERPRETED THE CTLR TO HOLD N TO ROD VOR. THE CTLR CALLED THE RPTR'S ATTN TO HIS ERROR AND VECTORED THE RPTR TO HIS DEST.
Narrative: ATC CTL INDIANAPOLIS. APCHING ROSEWOOD FEEDER FIX FLT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD N ROSEWOOD VOR, 20 MI LEGS, FL250. I INTERPRETED THIS TO MEAN, HOLD N TO ROSEWOOD VOR, SO I TURNED S TO ESTABLISH MY PERCEIVED CORRECT ANALYSIS OF WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF ME. CTLR NOTICED ERROR AND INFORMED US OF OUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS AND VECTORED US WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. 1) I MISINTERPRETED INSTRUCTIONS, NOW REALIZING I MISTAKENLY USED NDB PROCS. 2) MY FO CORRECTLY ANALYZED SIT BUT WAS RELUCTANT TO CORRECT ME SINCE SHE WAS NEW. 3) CTLR WAS EXTREMELY BUSY BECAUSE WX WAS CLOSING AREA ARPTS. FREQ WAS SATURATED WITH COMS. 4) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: INFORMED MY FO TO SPEAK UP -- A LITTLE DOUBT WOULD HAVE MADE ME QUERY ATC ABOUT HOLDING. IN RETROSPECT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A HOLDING RADIAL. FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR, CAUSING MY ERRONEOUS USE OF NDB PROCS.
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.