BE300 crew deviated from arrival route in ZDC airspace.

Attributes
ACN	403350
Time
Date	199805
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lyh
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Super King Air 300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Super King Air 300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	403350
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The crew was en route to greensboro, nc, via lyh VORTAC and the henby STAR. We were discussing the problems we encountered during the flight inspection of the davison GS, and going overhead lyh we failed to turn to the proper heading to join the arrival. I thought I had loaded and activated the STAR in our trimble GPS but apparently had not. ATC queried us as to whether we were on the arrival, and we made the proper course correction. No traffic conflicts were noted by ATC nor our TCASII equipment. One of the human factors involved was crew composition. I had a new hire pilot and a fairly inexperienced airborne technician. Our discussion during the en route portion of the flight was about an out of tolerance condition we found on the flight check of the GS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE300 CREW DEVIATED FROM ARR RTE IN ZDC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: THE CREW WAS ENRTE TO GREENSBORO, NC, VIA LYH VORTAC AND THE HENBY STAR. WE WERE DISCUSSING THE PROBS WE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLT INSPECTION OF THE DAVISON GS, AND GOING OVERHEAD LYH WE FAILED TO TURN TO THE PROPER HEADING TO JOIN THE ARR. I THOUGHT I HAD LOADED AND ACTIVATED THE STAR IN OUR TRIMBLE GPS BUT APPARENTLY HAD NOT. ATC QUERIED US AS TO WHETHER WE WERE ON THE ARR, AND WE MADE THE PROPER COURSE CORRECTION. NO TFC CONFLICTS WERE NOTED BY ATC NOR OUR TCASII EQUIP. ONE OF THE HUMAN FACTORS INVOLVED WAS CREW COMPOSITION. I HAD A NEW HIRE PLT AND A FAIRLY INEXPERIENCED AIRBORNE TECHNICIAN. OUR DISCUSSION DURING THE ENRTE PORTION OF THE FLT WAS ABOUT AN OUT OF TOLERANCE CONDITION WE FOUND ON THE FLT CHK OF THE GS.

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.