Hcf controller described a below MVA event when an IFR aircraft continued to make course errors; the...

Narrative:

A shorts departed koa and was vectored around inbound traffic. When the aircraft was clear of traffic; it was given a 070 heading to join V3 to mue; V3 to paris V2 ito. When I saw the aircraft cross V3 and was 1-2 miles right of course; I advised that the aircraft that it was right of course. The pilot asked me for a radar vector back on course; the aircraft was at 7;000 ft. I advised that I couldn't vector because the aircraft was below my MVA. I suggested that the aircraft turn left to join V3 and issued 9;000; 8;000 was the MVA in that area. When the aircraft was over mue; I advised; but the aircraft still looked like it was going off course. The aircraft was in my 16;000 MVA at one point. I asked the pilot if he/she was having navigational problems. The pilot said he/she dialed into 112.2 instead of 113.3 for the mue VOR and that everything was fine. I told the pilot it was very mountainous in that area and to be very careful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HCF Controller described a below MVA event when an IFR aircraft continued to make course errors; the pilot later indicating the reason for the errors was an incorrect NAVAID frequency selection.

Narrative: A Shorts departed KOA and was vectored around inbound traffic. When the aircraft was clear of traffic; it was given a 070 heading to join V3 to MUE; V3 to PARIS V2 ITO. When I saw the aircraft cross V3 and was 1-2 miles right of course; I advised that the aircraft that it was right of course. The pilot asked me for a RADAR vector back on course; the aircraft was at 7;000 FT. I advised that I couldn't vector because the aircraft was below my MVA. I suggested that the aircraft turn left to join V3 and issued 9;000; 8;000 was the MVA in that area. When the aircraft was over MUE; I advised; but the aircraft still looked like it was going off course. The aircraft was in my 16;000 MVA at one point. I asked the pilot if he/she was having navigational problems. The pilot said he/she dialed into 112.2 instead of 113.3 for the MUE VOR and that everything was fine. I told the pilot it was very mountainous in that area and to be very careful.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	982581
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	HCF.TRACON
State Reference	HI
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Shorts SD-360
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Departure Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Hcf controller described a below MVA event when an IFR aircraft continued to make course errors; the pilot later indicating the reason for the errors was an incorrect NAVAID frequency selection.