Atx aircraft missed turn as depicted on charts and clearance near eln.

Attributes
ACN	437010
Time
Date	199905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eln.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v298.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	437010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi other
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem: our clearance from bfi to ykm was via V298. We missed the turn in the airway at beezr intersection. The cause: I was the captain on a 2 pilot flight and unfamiliar with the route. I was flying, relying on the first officer to communicate and navigation. She had flown the route prior to this day. The responsibility: totally mine. I should have verified the navigation, especially after ATC said we were east of course. The lesson: the company I fly for sells the first officer seat to foreign pilots. While this is a common practice, really benefiting all parties involved, care needs to be taken by the captain of such flts. Visually these first officer's (students, really) come into our program very high in knowledge (foreign ground training tends to be much more intense) and very low in experience -- usually 300-400 hours total time. The low experience factor can become a problem, as illustrated in this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX ACFT MISSED TURN AS DEPICTED ON CHARTS AND CLRNC NEAR ELN.

Narrative: THE PROB: OUR CLRNC FROM BFI TO YKM WAS VIA V298. WE MISSED THE TURN IN THE AIRWAY AT BEEZR INTXN. THE CAUSE: I WAS THE CAPT ON A 2 PLT FLT AND UNFAMILIAR WITH THE RTE. I WAS FLYING, RELYING ON THE FO TO COMMUNICATE AND NAV. SHE HAD FLOWN THE RTE PRIOR TO THIS DAY. THE RESPONSIBILITY: TOTALLY MINE. I SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED THE NAV, ESPECIALLY AFTER ATC SAID WE WERE E OF COURSE. THE LESSON: THE COMPANY I FLY FOR SELLS THE FO SEAT TO FOREIGN PLTS. WHILE THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE, REALLY BENEFITING ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, CARE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BY THE CAPT OF SUCH FLTS. VISUALLY THESE FO'S (STUDENTS, REALLY) COME INTO OUR PROGRAM VERY HIGH IN KNOWLEDGE (FOREIGN GND TRAINING TENDS TO BE MUCH MORE INTENSE) AND VERY LOW IN EXPERIENCE -- USUALLY 300-400 HRS TOTAL TIME. THE LOW EXPERIENCE FACTOR CAN BECOME A PROB, AS ILLUSTRATED IN THIS SIT.

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.