A PA44 instructor on an IFR training flight allows student to fly wrong heading for practice approac...

Attributes
ACN	356932
Time
Date	199612
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lal
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : abq
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 961 flight time type : 371
ASRS Report	356932
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This event was an instrument training flight for the purpose of practicing DME arcs and approachs. We were given instructions to head 360 degrees on departure from lal and intercept 10 DME and arc west to the 120 degree radial from lal. However, the student had turned right to arc east and I let the student convince me that was our instructions. Shortly after we headed easterly, tampa approach informed us they needed us to arc west. We immediately turned to the west. The student set in what she thought was the 120 degree radial, however, the reciprocal 300 degree radial was set in the HSI. When we intercepted the 300 degree radial (thought to be the 120 degree radial) we turned inbound toward the lakeland VOR (lal) as instructed and then informed tampa approach of our turn inbound and made a request to start practice instrument approachs into lakeland. At that moment, I noticed the error and realized we were on the reciprocal radial vice 120 degree radial. However, tampa approach gave us an initial vector for our first approach. We made 2 instrument approachs into lakeland and terminated the flight 1 hour early due to my illness. I was experiencing fever, nausea and fatigue. Conclusion, the onset of influenza had severely degraded my performance and led to mistakes in simple instrument navigation. Fortunately, this flight concluded without incident, but reinforces the idea to stay on the ground if not well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA44 INSTRUCTOR ON AN IFR TRAINING FLT ALLOWS STUDENT TO FLY WRONG HEADING FOR PRACTICE APCH INTO LAL. THE APCH CTLR INTERVENES AND VECTORS ACFT BACK ON COURSE TO INTERCEPT RADIAL. TRAINING INTERCEPTS WRONG RADIAL.

Narrative: THIS EVENT WAS AN INST TRAINING FLT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRACTICING DME ARCS AND APCHS. WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO HEAD 360 DEGS ON DEP FROM LAL AND INTERCEPT 10 DME AND ARC W TO THE 120 DEG RADIAL FROM LAL. HOWEVER, THE STUDENT HAD TURNED R TO ARC E AND I LET THE STUDENT CONVINCE ME THAT WAS OUR INSTRUCTIONS. SHORTLY AFTER WE HEADED EASTERLY, TAMPA APCH INFORMED US THEY NEEDED US TO ARC W. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE W. THE STUDENT SET IN WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS THE 120 DEG RADIAL, HOWEVER, THE RECIPROCAL 300 DEG RADIAL WAS SET IN THE HSI. WHEN WE INTERCEPTED THE 300 DEG RADIAL (THOUGHT TO BE THE 120 DEG RADIAL) WE TURNED INBOUND TOWARD THE LAKELAND VOR (LAL) AS INSTRUCTED AND THEN INFORMED TAMPA APCH OF OUR TURN INBOUND AND MADE A REQUEST TO START PRACTICE INST APCHS INTO LAKELAND. AT THAT MOMENT, I NOTICED THE ERROR AND REALIZED WE WERE ON THE RECIPROCAL RADIAL VICE 120 DEG RADIAL. HOWEVER, TAMPA APCH GAVE US AN INITIAL VECTOR FOR OUR FIRST APCH. WE MADE 2 INST APCHS INTO LAKELAND AND TERMINATED THE FLT 1 HR EARLY DUE TO MY ILLNESS. I WAS EXPERIENCING FEVER, NAUSEA AND FATIGUE. CONCLUSION, THE ONSET OF INFLUENZA HAD SEVERELY DEGRADED MY PERFORMANCE AND LED TO MISTAKES IN SIMPLE INST NAV. FORTUNATELY, THIS FLT CONCLUDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT REINFORCES THE IDEA TO STAY ON THE GND IF NOT WELL.

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.

A PA44 instructor on an IFR training flight allows student to fly wrong heading for practice approach into lal. The approach controller intervenes and vectors aircraft back on course to intercept radial. Training intercepts wrong radial.