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Flight crew of a B737-200 failed to make turn on a STAR arrival resulting in the approach controller calling their attention to it and issuing vectors to get them back to the published track.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429446 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : aml.vor |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : finks. finks 6 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13600 flight time type : 8600 |
| ASRS Report | 429446 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 429446 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While established on dca finks 6 arrival we missed the turn onto ldn 206 degree radial at doccs intersection. We were proceeding inbound to aml on aml 259 degree radial when approach questioned our position on the arrival. We should have turned left about 20 mi earlier. Controller issued vector of 020 degrees, then subsequently another vector to intercept the arrival northwest of aml. PF should have reviewed arrival more closely, as well as PNF. Other factors: the way the aml 259 degree radial is depicted is somewhat misleading. Also, pilot was fatigued. Also, earlier in the day we had flown the bucko 5 arrival into dca and had received a direct clearance to aml from a similar position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-200 FAILED TO MAKE TURN ON A STAR ARR RESULTING IN THE APCH CTLR CALLING THEIR ATTN TO IT AND ISSUING VECTORS TO GET THEM BACK TO THE PUBLISHED TRACK.
Narrative: WHILE ESTABLISHED ON DCA FINKS 6 ARR WE MISSED THE TURN ONTO LDN 206 DEG RADIAL AT DOCCS INTXN. WE WERE PROCEEDING INBOUND TO AML ON AML 259 DEG RADIAL WHEN APCH QUESTIONED OUR POS ON THE ARR. WE SHOULD HAVE TURNED L ABOUT 20 MI EARLIER. CTLR ISSUED VECTOR OF 020 DEGS, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY ANOTHER VECTOR TO INTERCEPT THE ARR NW OF AML. PF SHOULD HAVE REVIEWED ARR MORE CLOSELY, AS WELL AS PNF. OTHER FACTORS: THE WAY THE AML 259 DEG RADIAL IS DEPICTED IS SOMEWHAT MISLEADING. ALSO, PLT WAS FATIGUED. ALSO, EARLIER IN THE DAY WE HAD FLOWN THE BUCKO 5 ARR INTO DCA AND HAD RECEIVED A DIRECT CLRNC TO AML FROM A SIMILAR POS.
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.