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Bonanza pilot receives clearance direct to lyn VOR and turns the wrong way during IMC flight. Controller catches error and corrects it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : roa airport : bcb |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : roa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 353240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon climbing out from bcb under an IFR clearance, roa approach control cleared me 'upon reaching 5000 ft cleared direct to lynchburg VOR.' I inadvertently turned outbound (or west) on the 280 degree radial from lyn, I should have turned inbound (or east) to a heading of about 100 degrees. The controller alerted me to my actual heading and asked if I needed 'no gyro vectors.' I declined and corrected to the appropriate heading. I estimate that less than 5 mins passed from takeoff to course and heading correction. This situation may have been avoided if the controller provided a heading and vector as part of the clearance. Primarily, the need for effective and redundant instrument scan, is demonstrated by this event. The HSI pointer was placed on 280 degrees when it should have been on 100 degrees. I confirmed the controller's call by xchking the wet compass to the HSI. No loss of separation occurred to the best of my knowledge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BONANZA PLT RECEIVES CLRNC DIRECT TO LYN VOR AND TURNS THE WRONG WAY DURING IMC FLT. CTLR CATCHES ERROR AND CORRECTS IT.
Narrative: UPON CLBING OUT FROM BCB UNDER AN IFR CLRNC, ROA APCH CTL CLRED ME 'UPON REACHING 5000 FT CLRED DIRECT TO LYNCHBURG VOR.' I INADVERTENTLY TURNED OUTBOUND (OR W) ON THE 280 DEG RADIAL FROM LYN, I SHOULD HAVE TURNED INBOUND (OR E) TO A HDG OF ABOUT 100 DEGS. THE CTLR ALERTED ME TO MY ACTUAL HDG AND ASKED IF I NEEDED 'NO GYRO VECTORS.' I DECLINED AND CORRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE HDG. I ESTIMATE THAT LESS THAN 5 MINS PASSED FROM TKOF TO COURSE AND HDG CORRECTION. THIS SIT MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE CTLR PROVIDED A HDG AND VECTOR AS PART OF THE CLRNC. PRIMARILY, THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE AND REDUNDANT INST SCAN, IS DEMONSTRATED BY THIS EVENT. THE HSI POINTER WAS PLACED ON 280 DEGS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON 100 DEGS. I CONFIRMED THE CTLR'S CALL BY XCHKING THE WET COMPASS TO THE HSI. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
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.