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Flight crew of an light transport executive jet were off assigned course due to forgetting to reprogram their GPS to the actual flight plan clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pxv.vortac |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 10256 flight time type : 2827 |
| ASRS Report | 435450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We had filed IFR out of ewr by our normal routing. Parke - J6 hvq trump to pwa. When we got our clearance it was as filed, except after hvq it was J78 to tul, then as filed. We mentioned we would request hvq to trump after we got in touch with center. We did not change the programming in our GPS (a mistake). About 100 mi from pocket city VOR, center asked us if we were on J78 -- we weren't. We had the autoplt hooked to the GPS and it did just what it was programmed to do. When you get a different clearance, change the navaids! If we had taken the time to reprogram the GPS before leaving ewr the problem would not have occurred. As it was, we got complacent and we got off course! No damage done, just red faces.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT EXECUTIVE JET WERE OFF ASSIGNED COURSE DUE TO FORGETTING TO REPROGRAM THEIR GPS TO THE ACTUAL FLT PLAN CLRNC.
Narrative: WE HAD FILED IFR OUT OF EWR BY OUR NORMAL ROUTING. PARKE - J6 HVQ TRUMP TO PWA. WHEN WE GOT OUR CLRNC IT WAS AS FILED, EXCEPT AFTER HVQ IT WAS J78 TO TUL, THEN AS FILED. WE MENTIONED WE WOULD REQUEST HVQ TO TRUMP AFTER WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH CTR. WE DID NOT CHANGE THE PROGRAMMING IN OUR GPS (A MISTAKE). ABOUT 100 MI FROM POCKET CITY VOR, CTR ASKED US IF WE WERE ON J78 -- WE WEREN'T. WE HAD THE AUTOPLT HOOKED TO THE GPS AND IT DID JUST WHAT IT WAS PROGRAMMED TO DO. WHEN YOU GET A DIFFERENT CLRNC, CHANGE THE NAVAIDS! IF WE HAD TAKEN THE TIME TO REPROGRAM THE GPS BEFORE LEAVING EWR THE PROB WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. AS IT WAS, WE GOT COMPLACENT AND WE GOT OFF COURSE! NO DAMAGE DONE, JUST RED FACES.
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.