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A BE40 flight crew is heads down and mistakenly selects wrong heading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : lal.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 8030 flight time type : 690 |
| ASRS Report | 526090 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | 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:
I was PNF, in right seat, working radios. ATC assigned a heading of 320 degrees, which I read back. PF mistakenly set the heading bug to 360 degrees, and as I was 'heads down' looking at some charts, I missed the error. It was poor judgement on my part. I should have verified the proper bug setting by the sic before going 'heads down.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE40 FLT CREW IS HEADS DOWN AND MISTAKENLY SELECTS WRONG HEADING.
Narrative: I WAS PNF, IN R SEAT, WORKING RADIOS. ATC ASSIGNED A HEADING OF 320 DEGS, WHICH I READ BACK. PF MISTAKENLY SET THE HEADING BUG TO 360 DEGS, AND AS I WAS 'HEADS DOWN' LOOKING AT SOME CHARTS, I MISSED THE ERROR. IT WAS POOR JUDGEMENT ON MY PART. I SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED THE PROPER BUG SETTING BY THE SIC BEFORE GOING 'HEADS DOWN.'
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.