CL65 neglected to turn as cleared in a timely manner on approach to cvg.

Attributes
ACN	456090
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	456090
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	456093
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Was on FMS flight plan on a heading of 130 degrees and was given a turn to 090 degrees. The first officer set the heading bug to 090 degrees but forgot to select the heading mode on the autoplt. After a couple of mins, approach asked if we made the turn. Just prior to the call we realized we didn't turn and had already begun the turn when approach called us. Looking back on that moment, it seemed everything was happening at once, altitude change, heading change, in the middle of a checklist, had operations calling us. Normally this is not a problem, but our flight was up until this point was strangely quiet and I guess we just got momentarily complacent. Fortunately we recognized the problem and corrected it without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 NEGLECTED TO TURN AS CLRED IN A TIMELY MANNER ON APCH TO CVG.

Narrative: WAS ON FMS FLT PLAN ON A HDG OF 130 DEGS AND WAS GIVEN A TURN TO 090 DEGS. THE FO SET THE HDG BUG TO 090 DEGS BUT FORGOT TO SELECT THE HDG MODE ON THE AUTOPLT. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINS, APCH ASKED IF WE MADE THE TURN. JUST PRIOR TO THE CALL WE REALIZED WE DIDN'T TURN AND HAD ALREADY BEGUN THE TURN WHEN APCH CALLED US. LOOKING BACK ON THAT MOMENT, IT SEEMED EVERYTHING WAS HAPPENING AT ONCE, ALT CHANGE, HDG CHANGE, IN THE MIDDLE OF A CHKLIST, HAD OPS CALLING US. NORMALLY THIS IS NOT A PROB, BUT OUR FLT WAS UP UNTIL THIS POINT WAS STRANGELY QUIET AND I GUESS WE JUST GOT MOMENTARILY COMPLACENT. FORTUNATELY WE RECOGNIZED THE PROB AND CORRECTED IT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.