Small aircraft charter becomes reoriented after ATC calls near lns.

Attributes
ACN	443240
Time
Date	199906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lns.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdt.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 23000
ASRS Report	443240
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Copilot was continually changing the GPS. I was not aware he had cut my CDI out of the loop until traffic control called.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CHARTER BECOMES REORIENTED AFTER ATC CALLS NEAR LNS.

Narrative: COPLT WAS CONTINUALLY CHANGING THE GPS. I WAS NOT AWARE HE HAD CUT MY CDI OUT OF THE LOOP UNTIL TFC CTL CALLED.

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.