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An air carrier MD80 flight crew got off course when they forgot to turn to intercept an inbound leg to fnt. The alert ARTCC controller corrected their error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378270 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dkk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 378270 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Proceeding on J36 wbound west of dkk VOR (dunkirk) approaching YXU30 which is 95 DME past dkk. At that point you make a right turn on J36 to fly the 105 degree radial to fnt. I missed the approximately 4 degree right turn and stayed on the 281 degree radial from dkk. ATC noticed the off course route when we were 10 mi south of the J36 airway. There was no conflict and we were given current heading to intercept J94 west of fnt. I attribute missing the turn largely due to the fact that our fleet has always naved using omega in the past. With the shutdown of some omega stations we are now told, on a flight by flight basis, whether we can use omega as a means of navigation. On our previous flight we used omega for navigation, but on this flight we could not. On autoplt with VOR navigation and the intersection at 95 DME, I simply missed the turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC GOT OFF COURSE WHEN THEY FORGOT TO TURN TO INTERCEPT AN INBOUND LEG TO FNT. THE ALERT ARTCC CTLR CORRECTED THEIR ERROR.
Narrative: PROCEEDING ON J36 WBOUND W OF DKK VOR (DUNKIRK) APCHING YXU30 WHICH IS 95 DME PAST DKK. AT THAT POINT YOU MAKE A R TURN ON J36 TO FLY THE 105 DEG RADIAL TO FNT. I MISSED THE APPROX 4 DEG R TURN AND STAYED ON THE 281 DEG RADIAL FROM DKK. ATC NOTICED THE OFF COURSE RTE WHEN WE WERE 10 MI S OF THE J36 AIRWAY. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND WE WERE GIVEN CURRENT HEADING TO INTERCEPT J94 W OF FNT. I ATTRIBUTE MISSING THE TURN LARGELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR FLEET HAS ALWAYS NAVED USING OMEGA IN THE PAST. WITH THE SHUTDOWN OF SOME OMEGA STATIONS WE ARE NOW TOLD, ON A FLT BY FLT BASIS, WHETHER WE CAN USE OMEGA AS A MEANS OF NAV. ON OUR PREVIOUS FLT WE USED OMEGA FOR NAV, BUT ON THIS FLT WE COULD NOT. ON AUTOPLT WITH VOR NAV AND THE INTXN AT 95 DME, I SIMPLY MISSED THE TURN.
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.