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GA pilot distracted with radio operation gets off heading in IMC conditions. Takes the shortest route to assigned airway instead of the cleared route without advising controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sug.vortac |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : avl.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors departure other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 443070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing out of avl -- instrument flight plan -- departure control instructed me to fly 90 degrees to intercept V20. Before reaching intercept, I was distracted by a malfunction (slipping tuning knob) in my #2 VOR and deviated from course 45 degrees. I was hand-flying plane. Since I was then close to sug VOR I elected to go direct to sug and intercept V20 since it runs through sug. Controller noticed my deviation and questioned it, but permitted me to fly direct to sug VOR. In hindsight, I should have engaged autoplt before trying to fix VOR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT DISTRACTED WITH RADIO OP GETS OFF HEADING IN IMC CONDITIONS. TAKES THE SHORTEST RTE TO ASSIGNED AIRWAY INSTEAD OF THE CLRED RTE WITHOUT ADVISING CTLR.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF AVL -- INST FLT PLAN -- DEP CTL INSTRUCTED ME TO FLY 90 DEGS TO INTERCEPT V20. BEFORE REACHING INTERCEPT, I WAS DISTRACTED BY A MALFUNCTION (SLIPPING TUNING KNOB) IN MY #2 VOR AND DEVIATED FROM COURSE 45 DEGS. I WAS HAND-FLYING PLANE. SINCE I WAS THEN CLOSE TO SUG VOR I ELECTED TO GO DIRECT TO SUG AND INTERCEPT V20 SINCE IT RUNS THROUGH SUG. CTLR NOTICED MY DEV AND QUESTIONED IT, BUT PERMITTED ME TO FLY DIRECT TO SUG VOR. IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED AUTOPLT BEFORE TRYING TO FIX VOR.
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.