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The pilot cut the corner short of the VOR while navigating along airways. He cut the corner more than intended because the compass was not slaving properly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rsw |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rsw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 481 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 327770 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| 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:
Supposed to track direct to rsw from pgd the V-7 to tamiami. I cut the corner when heading indicator started coming in strong and was farther from VOR than I thought. Situation compounded by HSI not slaving properly, thus heading information was erroneous, in part.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT CUT THE CORNER SHORT OF THE VOR WHILE NAVING ALONG AIRWAYS. HE CUT THE CORNER MORE THAN INTENDED BECAUSE THE COMPASS WAS NOT SLAVING PROPERLY.
Narrative: SUPPOSED TO TRACK DIRECT TO RSW FROM PGD THE V-7 TO TAMIAMI. I CUT THE CORNER WHEN HDG INDICATOR STARTED COMING IN STRONG AND WAS FARTHER FROM VOR THAN I THOUGHT. SIT COMPOUNDED BY HSI NOT SLAVING PROPERLY, THUS HDG INFO WAS ERRONEOUS, IN PART.
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.