CL65 crew had track deviation on arrival at cvg.

Attributes
ACN	459910
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
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	ils localizer & glide slope : 18r other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	459910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	459905
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were being vectored for an ILS runway 18R into cvg. We were receiving numerous small turns and fairly frequent dscnts. I tuned the localizer into the standby position. When we were started on the vector, I thought I xferred the localizer to the primary position. I either forgot to do it or pushed the xfer button and it didn't change because I didn't have the localizer frequency tuned when we were cleared for the approach. The first officer ran the descent and approach checklist, which calls for checking the identify on the approach NAVAID frequency. He responded that the radios were tuned and idented indicating a doublechk of the proper localizer frequency. After the fact, he felt that he must have inadvertently idented his properly tuned radio twice. Because of this, he missed that I had the wrong frequency tuned. We were given our intercept heading and cleared for the ILS runway 18R. I realized we were taking too long to join and found the problem just as approach control was asking if we were going through final. I was in the right turn when he gave us 220 degrees to rejoin. The localizer was off the peg and we were 3/4 deflection when he gave us a turn to 270 degrees and climb to 3000 ft. He also gave another aircraft a turn. I think the other aircraft was behind us, we never got a TCASII warning, but I don't know if the controller lost separation. He never asked us to call the supervisor. On our second approach we apologized for the problem and he said it was ok. Some human factors may have been in play for me. I just finished a 2-DAY trip with early morning wake-ups, which I don't like. I was tired. My uncle had just died and he was a great uncle that we all thought would recover from his surgery. I had just had a scare with a possible kidney stone that thankfully turned out to be a calcification of the spleen. I thought I was fit to fly, and I'm still not sure that I wasn't. But these may have been contributing factors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW HAD TRACK DEV ON ARR AT CVG.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 18R INTO CVG. WE WERE RECEIVING NUMEROUS SMALL TURNS AND FAIRLY FREQUENT DSCNTS. I TUNED THE LOC INTO THE STANDBY POS. WHEN WE WERE STARTED ON THE VECTOR, I THOUGHT I XFERRED THE LOC TO THE PRIMARY POS. I EITHER FORGOT TO DO IT OR PUSHED THE XFER BUTTON AND IT DIDN'T CHANGE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE LOC FREQ TUNED WHEN WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH. THE FO RAN THE DSCNT AND APCH CHKLIST, WHICH CALLS FOR CHKING THE IDENT ON THE APCH NAVAID FREQ. HE RESPONDED THAT THE RADIOS WERE TUNED AND IDENTED INDICATING A DOUBLECHK OF THE PROPER LOC FREQ. AFTER THE FACT, HE FELT THAT HE MUST HAVE INADVERTENTLY IDENTED HIS PROPERLY TUNED RADIO TWICE. BECAUSE OF THIS, HE MISSED THAT I HAD THE WRONG FREQ TUNED. WE WERE GIVEN OUR INTERCEPT HDG AND CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 18R. I REALIZED WE WERE TAKING TOO LONG TO JOIN AND FOUND THE PROB JUST AS APCH CTL WAS ASKING IF WE WERE GOING THROUGH FINAL. I WAS IN THE R TURN WHEN HE GAVE US 220 DEGS TO REJOIN. THE LOC WAS OFF THE PEG AND WE WERE 3/4 DEFLECTION WHEN HE GAVE US A TURN TO 270 DEGS AND CLB TO 3000 FT. HE ALSO GAVE ANOTHER ACFT A TURN. I THINK THE OTHER ACFT WAS BEHIND US, WE NEVER GOT A TCASII WARNING, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE CTLR LOST SEPARATION. HE NEVER ASKED US TO CALL THE SUPVR. ON OUR SECOND APCH WE APOLOGIZED FOR THE PROB AND HE SAID IT WAS OK. SOME HUMAN FACTORS MAY HAVE BEEN IN PLAY FOR ME. I JUST FINISHED A 2-DAY TRIP WITH EARLY MORNING WAKE-UPS, WHICH I DON'T LIKE. I WAS TIRED. MY UNCLE HAD JUST DIED AND HE WAS A GREAT UNCLE THAT WE ALL THOUGHT WOULD RECOVER FROM HIS SURGERY. I HAD JUST HAD A SCARE WITH A POSSIBLE KIDNEY STONE THAT THANKFULLY TURNED OUT TO BE A CALCIFICATION OF THE SPLEEN. I THOUGHT I WAS FIT TO FLY, AND I'M STILL NOT SURE THAT I WASN'T. BUT THESE MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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.