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Attributes | |
ACN | 327280 |
Time | |
Date | 199601 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
State Reference | GA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | enroute airway : ztl |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 900 |
ASRS Report | 327280 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a flight from cvg to mia, our flight plan included J89 from atl to cawly intersection. My first officer was reading the flight plan and told me to intercept the 179 degree radial from atl. I looked at the high altitude chart and asked if tlh was the next fix to which he responded in the affirmative. When we were about 42 mi out on the 179 degree radial, my first officer discovered his mistake. We should have been on the 161 degree radial per our filed flight plan. I initiated a 45 degree left heading correction to intercept the J89. I spoke to the first officer and discovered he felt he missed the error due to his fatigue from the previous night. Though he was indeed legal rested, he had been called in as reserve pilot after a long day the previous flight day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ENROUTE, THE FO FAILED TO BACK UP THE CAPT (PF) REGARDING THE FILED AIRWAY. 42 MI LATER, THE FO DISCOVERED HIS MISTAKE AND THE CAPT CORRECTED. TRACK DEV.
Narrative: ON A FLT FROM CVG TO MIA, OUR FLT PLAN INCLUDED J89 FROM ATL TO CAWLY INTXN. MY FO WAS READING THE FLT PLAN AND TOLD ME TO INTERCEPT THE 179 DEG RADIAL FROM ATL. I LOOKED AT THE HIGH ALT CHART AND ASKED IF TLH WAS THE NEXT FIX TO WHICH HE RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 42 MI OUT ON THE 179 DEG RADIAL, MY FO DISCOVERED HIS MISTAKE. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE 161 DEG RADIAL PER OUR FILED FLT PLAN. I INITIATED A 45 DEG L HDG CORRECTION TO INTERCEPT THE J89. I SPOKE TO THE FO AND DISCOVERED HE FELT HE MISSED THE ERROR DUE TO HIS FATIGUE FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THOUGH HE WAS INDEED LEGAL RESTED, HE HAD BEEN CALLED IN AS RESERVE PLT AFTER A LONG DAY THE PREVIOUS FLT DAY.
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.