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Air carrier captain was socializing with the controller and missed the turn over the VOR. Controller corrected captain by stopping his climb to prevent conflict with aircraft above him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : txk |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 415520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance 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:
During climb out on flight plan route, dfw to mem, captain was flying and discussing altitude/step climbs with controller. I (first officer) was reviewing approach pages for alternate airports in manual when captain said 'outbound 042 degree radial passing over txk.' I said 'ok' without verifying. Captain turned 042 degrees vice 058 degrees on J42. ATC queried us and we corrected approximately 25 NM out of VOR climbing through FL310. Aircraft at FL330 was asked to slow 20 KIAS while we rejoined. We were told to level at FL310 (presumably because separation with aircraft at FL330 would be less than desired due to speed differential). Factors: copilot distraction by reviewing approach plates in manual and did not back up captain flying during turn over NAVAID. Captain flying mistakenly turned 042 degrees for J42 vice correct 058 degrees. Captain distraction by multiple altitude changes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CAPT WAS SOCIALIZING WITH THE CTLR AND MISSED THE TURN OVER THE VOR. CTLR CORRECTED CAPT BY STOPPING HIS CLB TO PREVENT CONFLICT WITH ACFT ABOVE HIM.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT ON FLT PLAN RTE, DFW TO MEM, CAPT WAS FLYING AND DISCUSSING ALT/STEP CLBS WITH CTLR. I (FO) WAS REVIEWING APCH PAGES FOR ALTERNATE ARPTS IN MANUAL WHEN CAPT SAID 'OUTBOUND 042 DEG RADIAL PASSING OVER TXK.' I SAID 'OK' WITHOUT VERIFYING. CAPT TURNED 042 DEGS VICE 058 DEGS ON J42. ATC QUERIED US AND WE CORRECTED APPROX 25 NM OUT OF VOR CLBING THROUGH FL310. ACFT AT FL330 WAS ASKED TO SLOW 20 KIAS WHILE WE REJOINED. WE WERE TOLD TO LEVEL AT FL310 (PRESUMABLY BECAUSE SEPARATION WITH ACFT AT FL330 WOULD BE LESS THAN DESIRED DUE TO SPD DIFFERENTIAL). FACTORS: COPLT DISTR BY REVIEWING APCH PLATES IN MANUAL AND DID NOT BACK UP CAPT FLYING DURING TURN OVER NAVAID. CAPT FLYING MISTAKENLY TURNED 042 DEGS FOR J42 VICE CORRECT 058 DEGS. CAPT DISTR BY MULTIPLE ALT CHANGES.
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.