Narrative:

Location -- lit. This was the second leg of a turnaround on the same aircraft. The omega unit worked perfectly on the outbound leg, so I guess I became complacent on the return. I checked the omega distance against the DME readout along the way but I neglected to pay close attention to the azimuth. I was lined up to miss the lit VOR by about 3 mi when the controller called and said to go direct to lit and the buj 7 arrival. I thought he was just confirming our routing. On his second call he gave us a heading to join the arrival and I realized my error. The lesson here is not to trust the omega but to constantly monitor both course and distance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ANOTHER FLC, USING OMEGA NAV, GOT OFF COURSE. ATC CTLR INTERVENED AND GAVE VECTORS TO JOIN ARR. THOUGH THEY WERE NOT FAR OFF COURSE, THE FLC SAYS THAT THE LESSON LEARNED IS NOT TO TRUST THE OMEGA AND MONITOR IT CONSTANTLY.

Narrative: LOCATION -- LIT. THIS WAS THE SECOND LEG OF A TURNAROUND ON THE SAME ACFT. THE OMEGA UNIT WORKED PERFECTLY ON THE OUTBOUND LEG, SO I GUESS I BECAME COMPLACENT ON THE RETURN. I CHKED THE OMEGA DISTANCE AGAINST THE DME READOUT ALONG THE WAY BUT I NEGLECTED TO PAY CLOSE ATTN TO THE AZIMUTH. I WAS LINED UP TO MISS THE LIT VOR BY ABOUT 3 MI WHEN THE CTLR CALLED AND SAID TO GO DIRECT TO LIT AND THE BUJ 7 ARR. I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST CONFIRMING OUR ROUTING. ON HIS SECOND CALL HE GAVE US A HDG TO JOIN THE ARR AND I REALIZED MY ERROR. THE LESSON HERE IS NOT TO TRUST THE OMEGA BUT TO CONSTANTLY MONITOR BOTH COURSE AND DISTANCE.

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.