An FK27 flight crew strays off course from the airway when the captain forgets to change the outbound radial on his omni bearing selector after passing the rnl VOR.

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Attributes
ACN	428970
Time
Date	199902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : rnl.vor
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Friendship F27
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v260.airway
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	428970
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

There was no traffic conflict. I informed the captain prior to reaching rnl VOR that the outbound course would be 301 degrees to keep the aircraft on V260 to hvq. Once we arrived at rnl the captain didn't reset his omni bearing selector to the change in direction and this caused a 20 degree off course setting. I didn't catch the error until at 20 NM beyond rnl. It was at this point ATC asked our heading and by this time we had changed heading to reintercept the correct course. Heading was 280 degrees. Then ATC assigned heading 320 degrees direct to lck when able. We then continued to our destination. Distraction was a large factor in the reason for this error in course selection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN FK27 FLC STRAYS OFF COURSE FROM THE AIRWAY WHEN THE CAPT FORGETS TO CHANGE THE OUTBOUND RADIAL ON HIS OMNI BEARING SELECTOR AFTER PASSING THE RNL VOR.

Narrative: THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT. I INFORMED THE CAPT PRIOR TO REACHING RNL VOR THAT THE OUTBOUND COURSE WOULD BE 301 DEGS TO KEEP THE ACFT ON V260 TO HVQ. ONCE WE ARRIVED AT RNL THE CAPT DIDN'T RESET HIS OMNI BEARING SELECTOR TO THE CHANGE IN DIRECTION AND THIS CAUSED A 20 DEG OFF COURSE SETTING. I DIDN'T CATCH THE ERROR UNTIL AT 20 NM BEYOND RNL. IT WAS AT THIS POINT ATC ASKED OUR HDG AND BY THIS TIME WE HAD CHANGED HDG TO REINTERCEPT THE CORRECT COURSE. HDG WAS 280 DEGS. THEN ATC ASSIGNED HDG 320 DEGS DIRECT TO LCK WHEN ABLE. WE THEN CONTINUED TO OUR DEST. DISTR WAS A LARGE FACTOR IN THE REASON FOR THIS ERROR IN COURSE SELECTION.

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.