A CL65 crew, departing cvg, failed to intercept assigned VOR radial, spawning queries from ATC.

Attributes
ACN	537444
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg.tracon
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
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : 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 : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	537444
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
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:

It was the first leg of a 2 day trip with a new hire first officer. First officer was flying the departure and given a 210 degree heading to intercept the 174 degree radial. I was completing the climb checklist and saw the CDI move and called 'course alive.' first officer was late in turning on course. Departure said they showed we were crossing the radial and asked if we were showing the same. In his confusion and turning back on course he nearly missed his assigned altitude and speed. I took control momentarily to correct the problem. Contributing to the problem was my tiredness as I had been up early that morning and my over reliance or overestimation of the first officer's abilities. From now on, I will pay close attention to the PF's progress and insist on more automation for at least first few legs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 CREW, DEPARTING CVG, FAILED TO INTERCEPT ASSIGNED VOR RADIAL, SPAWNING QUERIES FROM ATC.

Narrative: IT WAS THE FIRST LEG OF A 2 DAY TRIP WITH A NEW HIRE FO. FO WAS FLYING THE DEP AND GIVEN A 210 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE 174 DEG RADIAL. I WAS COMPLETING THE CLB CHKLIST AND SAW THE CDI MOVE AND CALLED 'COURSE ALIVE.' FO WAS LATE IN TURNING ON COURSE. DEP SAID THEY SHOWED WE WERE XING THE RADIAL AND ASKED IF WE WERE SHOWING THE SAME. IN HIS CONFUSION AND TURNING BACK ON COURSE HE NEARLY MISSED HIS ASSIGNED ALT AND SPD. I TOOK CTL MOMENTARILY TO CORRECT THE PROB. CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROB WAS MY TIREDNESS AS I HAD BEEN UP EARLY THAT MORNING AND MY OVER RELIANCE OR OVERESTIMATION OF THE FO'S ABILITIES. FROM NOW ON, I WILL PAY CLOSE ATTN TO THE PF'S PROGRESS AND INSIST ON MORE AUTOMATION FOR AT LEAST FIRST FEW LEGS.

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.