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An air carrier PF (first officer) became complacent over exact position, and turned off the SID. The PNF (captain) was giving a passenger announcement when the controller queried the crew about the turn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sqs |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme tower : cle |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zme |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 340920 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 |
| ASRS Report | 341019 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Copilot flying, aircraft passing FL290 on walet arrival for memphis airport. Copilot misread departing radial out of sqs and turned 50 degrees instead of 341 degrees. Center informed us and told us to immediately turn left to a heading of 360 degrees. I was on heading 40 degrees just over sqs VOR. No TCASII alert nor any aircraft on the display. Controller asked why I was turning off the arrival. I stated that I misread the outbound radial. He stated no problem and told us to switch to a new frequency. He did seem upset when he first saw my 40 degree heading versus 341 degrees. I (copilot) misread the STAR. We never saw the other aircraft that center mentioned, nor did TCASII. Our aircraft was descending to FL240. The captain was giving a passenger announcement at the time of my error. Had flown same STAR many times before and got complacent about my exact position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PF (FO) BECAME COMPLACENT OVER EXACT POS, AND TURNED OFF THE SID. THE PNF (CAPT) WAS GIVING A PAX ANNOUNCEMENT WHEN THE CTLR QUERIED THE CREW ABOUT THE TURN.
Narrative: COPLT FLYING, ACFT PASSING FL290 ON WALET ARR FOR MEMPHIS ARPT. COPLT MISREAD DEPARTING RADIAL OUT OF SQS AND TURNED 50 DEGS INSTEAD OF 341 DEGS. CTR INFORMED US AND TOLD US TO IMMEDIATELY TURN L TO A HDG OF 360 DEGS. I WAS ON HDG 40 DEGS JUST OVER SQS VOR. NO TCASII ALERT NOR ANY ACFT ON THE DISPLAY. CTLR ASKED WHY I WAS TURNING OFF THE ARR. I STATED THAT I MISREAD THE OUTBOUND RADIAL. HE STATED NO PROB AND TOLD US TO SWITCH TO A NEW FREQ. HE DID SEEM UPSET WHEN HE FIRST SAW MY 40 DEG HDG VERSUS 341 DEGS. I (COPLT) MISREAD THE STAR. WE NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT THAT CTR MENTIONED, NOR DID TCASII. OUR ACFT WAS DSNDING TO FL240. THE CAPT WAS GIVING A PAX ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME OF MY ERROR. HAD FLOWN SAME STAR MANY TIMES BEFORE AND GOT COMPLACENT ABOUT MY EXACT POS.
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.