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An air carrier captain tuned into the wrong NAVAID after departing las for phx and was off course. The error was corrected when idented.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 354860 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inadvertently navigating off las VOR (because previously used to determine turn point) when should have been navigating off bld VOR on karlo arrival to phx. Error corrected when idented (near VOR). Suggest putting PNF on las VOR for turn and PF on bld for proper radial.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT TUNED INTO THE WRONG NAVAID AFTER DEPARTING LAS FOR PHX AND WAS OFF COURSE. THE ERROR WAS CORRECTED WHEN IDENTED.
Narrative: INADVERTENTLY NAVING OFF LAS VOR (BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY USED TO DETERMINE TURN POINT) WHEN SHOULD HAVE BEEN NAVING OFF BLD VOR ON KARLO ARR TO PHX. ERROR CORRECTED WHEN IDENTED (NEAR VOR). SUGGEST PUTTING PNF ON LAS VOR FOR TURN AND PF ON BLD FOR PROPER RADIAL.
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.