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B190 (beech 1900) aircraft on victor airways was given heading vectors and when flight crew questioned the reason, controller said to keep them on the airway. Reporter first officer says their instruments showed they were on the airway, but that they did have strong winds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 386130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zbw |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zbw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 386130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
This was a ferry flight from hpn to plb. Our route of flight was V39 to soars to V91 to bowan to V487 to btv direct plb. Approximately 10 mins into the flight, the controller advised us to turn to a heading of 330 degrees, we complied. A few mins went by and the controller instructed us to turn to a heading of 290 degrees. At this point we inquired about this heading. The controller informed us this would keep us in the airway (just passed soar to V91). It was our understanding we were in the airway, so we asked the controller to clarify the clearance, and it was the same. The winds were strong that day and that could be the discrepancy the controller saw on radar. But, as I mentioned before, according to our instruments we were on course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B190 (BEECH 1900) ACFT ON VICTOR AIRWAYS WAS GIVEN HEADING VECTORS AND WHEN FLC QUESTIONED THE REASON, CTLR SAID TO KEEP THEM ON THE AIRWAY. RPTR FO SAYS THEIR INSTS SHOWED THEY WERE ON THE AIRWAY, BUT THAT THEY DID HAVE STRONG WINDS.
Narrative: THIS WAS A FERRY FLT FROM HPN TO PLB. OUR RTE OF FLT WAS V39 TO SOARS TO V91 TO BOWAN TO V487 TO BTV DIRECT PLB. APPROX 10 MINS INTO THE FLT, THE CTLR ADVISED US TO TURN TO A HDG OF 330 DEGS, WE COMPLIED. A FEW MINS WENT BY AND THE CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN TO A HDG OF 290 DEGS. AT THIS POINT WE INQUIRED ABOUT THIS HEADING. THE CTLR INFORMED US THIS WOULD KEEP US IN THE AIRWAY (JUST PASSED SOAR TO V91). IT WAS OUR UNDERSTANDING WE WERE IN THE AIRWAY, SO WE ASKED THE CTLR TO CLARIFY THE CLRNC, AND IT WAS THE SAME. THE WINDS WERE STRONG THAT DAY AND THAT COULD BE THE DISCREPANCY THE CTLR SAW ON RADAR. BUT, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, ACCORDING TO OUR INSTS WE WERE ON COURSE.
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.