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Captain of a B737-300 flew through localizer course and was vectored back by ATC. Error was due to fatigue of holding delays.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427479 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 427479 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Ont-sfo, ground stop in sfo due WX/traffic. Delayed 1 hour on ground in ont. En route to sfo received 1 360 degree turn over bsr from ZOA, then 60 NM of holding at skunk, then 30 mins of vectoring by 2 sectors of bay approach before finally getting a vector to intercept the localizer. By this time I was almost numb to listening to these never-ending instructions to change altitude, heading, and airspeed. While trying to comply with a 60 KT reduction in speed assignment, inadvertently flew through the runway 28R localizer. Began to turn back when approach called to advise us of same. Reissued a 240 degree vector to reintercept by dumba and cleared approach. Approach and landing uneventful. First officer also missed our failure to intercept -- no help there. No conflict with other traffic. Suggestion: instead of substituting delay vectors for holding to make the statistics look better, just leave us in holding until you can accommodate us on the approach -- or better yet, leave us on the ground. So much for 'flow control' and 'traffic management' -- should be 'traffic mismgmnt!'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B737-300 FLEW THROUGH LOC COURSE AND WAS VECTORED BACK BY ATC. ERROR WAS DUE TO FATIGUE OF HOLDING DELAYS.
Narrative: ONT-SFO, GND STOP IN SFO DUE WX/TFC. DELAYED 1 HR ON GND IN ONT. ENRTE TO SFO RECEIVED 1 360 DEG TURN OVER BSR FROM ZOA, THEN 60 NM OF HOLDING AT SKUNK, THEN 30 MINS OF VECTORING BY 2 SECTORS OF BAY APCH BEFORE FINALLY GETTING A VECTOR TO INTERCEPT THE LOC. BY THIS TIME I WAS ALMOST NUMB TO LISTENING TO THESE NEVER-ENDING INSTRUCTIONS TO CHANGE ALT, HDG, AND AIRSPD. WHILE TRYING TO COMPLY WITH A 60 KT REDUCTION IN SPD ASSIGNMENT, INADVERTENTLY FLEW THROUGH THE RWY 28R LOC. BEGAN TO TURN BACK WHEN APCH CALLED TO ADVISE US OF SAME. REISSUED A 240 DEG VECTOR TO REINTERCEPT BY DUMBA AND CLRED APCH. APCH AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL. FO ALSO MISSED OUR FAILURE TO INTERCEPT -- NO HELP THERE. NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC. SUGGESTION: INSTEAD OF SUBSTITUTING DELAY VECTORS FOR HOLDING TO MAKE THE STATISTICS LOOK BETTER, JUST LEAVE US IN HOLDING UNTIL YOU CAN ACCOMMODATE US ON THE APCH -- OR BETTER YET, LEAVE US ON THE GND. SO MUCH FOR 'FLOW CTL' AND 'TFC MGMNT' -- SHOULD BE 'TFC MISMGMNT!'
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.