<< >> NASA ASRS Report 692365, March 2006

DA900 falcon flight crew loads the wrong approach in the FMC and turns to the wrong fix. ATC redirects the flight crew via a heading.

Attributes
ACN	692365
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	692365
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance 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

Narrative:

We were on a radar heading for approach into clt. We had been told to expect runway 18R approach with runway 18L on request. ATC cleared us to snakk intersection. Our FMS had the runway 18R approach in it and we could not find snakk. I reviewed the runway 18L approach plate and found it. I requested the first officer put the runway 18L approach in his FMS and send it to me. He did; but snakk was not in the approach. We later noted that a transition from the north needed to be selected for snakk to appear. We were arriving from the west. I manually put snakk into the FMS and selected 'direct to.' the aircraft began a turn to the south. ATC asked us where we were turning to and assigned us a 110 degree heading. Apparently; when I selected 'direct to' I had not inserted snakk and the aircraft turned to the next fix on the previously assigned arrival. While I assume responsibility for this error; ATC instructions could have been more clear. Perhaps pointing out that snakk was on the runway 18L approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DA900 FALCON FLT CREW LOADS THE WRONG APCH IN THE FMC AND TURNS TO THE WRONG FIX. ATC REDIRECTS THE FLT CREW VIA A HDG.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A RADAR HDG FOR APCH INTO CLT. WE HAD BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT RWY 18R APCH WITH RWY 18L ON REQUEST. ATC CLRED US TO SNAKK INTXN. OUR FMS HAD THE RWY 18R APCH IN IT AND WE COULD NOT FIND SNAKK. I REVIEWED THE RWY 18L APCH PLATE AND FOUND IT. I REQUESTED THE FO PUT THE RWY 18L APCH IN HIS FMS AND SEND IT TO ME. HE DID; BUT SNAKK WAS NOT IN THE APCH. WE LATER NOTED THAT A TRANSITION FROM THE N NEEDED TO BE SELECTED FOR SNAKK TO APPEAR. WE WERE ARRIVING FROM THE W. I MANUALLY PUT SNAKK INTO THE FMS AND SELECTED 'DIRECT TO.' THE ACFT BEGAN A TURN TO THE S. ATC ASKED US WHERE WE WERE TURNING TO AND ASSIGNED US A 110 DEG HDG. APPARENTLY; WHEN I SELECTED 'DIRECT TO' I HAD NOT INSERTED SNAKK AND THE ACFT TURNED TO THE NEXT FIX ON THE PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED ARR. WHILE I ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ERROR; ATC INSTRUCTIONS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLR. PERHAPS POINTING OUT THAT SNAKK WAS ON THE RWY 18L APCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.