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First officer of an air carrier turboprop failed to intercept clearance radial during departure climb resulting in controller intervention to direct reporter's aircraft on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hyk airport : lex |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 10500 |
| ASRS Report | 403640 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On climb, first officer (who military C130 pilot), advised that we were to pick up the 210 degree radial off hyk VOR. I asked about it as our filed flight plan shows the 120 degree radial. I showed it to him on the map and he noted the 120 degree radial was correct. As I made my required calls to company, I was off line. As I returned, he stated we were to join the 210 degree radial, not the 120 degree radial and that was the new clearance. He returned the aircraft to pick it up and the center advised us we had just passed through the 120 degree radial and to just fly direct to the next VOR. We did. Causes are: 1) first officer's fixation on what he thought was the correct radial (transposed 210 to 120?). 2) he had the map, I showed him the airway and even though he stated ATC wanted us to fly the 210 degree radial, I should have checked. Prevention: check out everything even if first officer's have flown everything, everywhere. If you have any questions, check it out and if he states ATC said so, ask ATC yourself. You cannot be too safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN ACR TURBOPROP FAILED TO INTERCEPT CLRNC RADIAL DURING DEP CLB RESULTING IN CTLR INTERVENTION TO DIRECT RPTR'S ACFT ON COURSE.
Narrative: ON CLB, FO (WHO MIL C130 PLT), ADVISED THAT WE WERE TO PICK UP THE 210 DEG RADIAL OFF HYK VOR. I ASKED ABOUT IT AS OUR FILED FLT PLAN SHOWS THE 120 DEG RADIAL. I SHOWED IT TO HIM ON THE MAP AND HE NOTED THE 120 DEG RADIAL WAS CORRECT. AS I MADE MY REQUIRED CALLS TO COMPANY, I WAS OFF LINE. AS I RETURNED, HE STATED WE WERE TO JOIN THE 210 DEG RADIAL, NOT THE 120 DEG RADIAL AND THAT WAS THE NEW CLRNC. HE RETURNED THE ACFT TO PICK IT UP AND THE CTR ADVISED US WE HAD JUST PASSED THROUGH THE 120 DEG RADIAL AND TO JUST FLY DIRECT TO THE NEXT VOR. WE DID. CAUSES ARE: 1) FO'S FIXATION ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE CORRECT RADIAL (TRANSPOSED 210 TO 120?). 2) HE HAD THE MAP, I SHOWED HIM THE AIRWAY AND EVEN THOUGH HE STATED ATC WANTED US TO FLY THE 210 DEG RADIAL, I SHOULD HAVE CHKED. PREVENTION: CHK OUT EVERYTHING EVEN IF FO'S HAVE FLOWN EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CHK IT OUT AND IF HE STATES ATC SAID SO, ASK ATC YOURSELF. YOU CANNOT BE TOO SAFE.
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.