LEAR FLT CREW HAS A TRACK HDG DEV DURING THE ILS 31 APCH TO BNA.
Synopsis
LEAR FLT CREW HAS A TRACK HDG DEV DURING THE ILS 31 APCH TO BNA.
Narrative
WHILE ON APCH TO BNA ON THE ILS RWY 31; I BECAME DISORIENTED AND VEERED TO THE L OF COURSE; FULL DEFLECTION OF THE COURSE NEEDLE. ATC QUERIED WITH A LOW ALT ALERT ABOUT THE TIME WE BROKE OUT FROM THE CEILING AND DISCOVERED WE WERE 200-300 YARDS L OF CTRLINE FROM THE RWY APPROX 3/4 - 1 MI OUT ON THE APCH. I BELIEVE MY SEVERE FATIGUE FROM A BUSY FLT SCHEDULE RECENTLY AND THE ATTENDANT STRESS AND LACK OF SLEEP THE 2 PRIOR NIGHTS WERE THE LEADING FACTORS. BECAUSE I HAD NOT HAD RESTFUL SLEEP; THE FATIGUE CAUSED ME TO FIXATE ON MAINTAINING GS TO THE EXCLUSION OF LATERAL COURSE GUIDANCE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE LACK OF MANY APPROACHES TO MINIMUMS IN LAST 2 MONTHS; FIRST FLT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL IN NEARLY A MONTH; ATC HOLDING US HIGH; AND A STRAIGHT-IN APCH FROM OFF OF THE VOLLS 6 ARR. I HAD TO WORK HARD TO SLOW FOR THE APCH AND GET CONFIGURED. THE PNF WAS NOT ADEQUATELY MONITORING MY APCH DUE TO OTHER DUTIES AND THUS DID NOT CATCH MY ERROR IN MAINTAINING COURSE. FORTUNATELY; WE DID BREAK OUT AND WERE ABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE GONE HORRIBLY WRONG IF THE WX WERE LOWER AND ATC FAILED TO WARN US. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR DELAYING VECTORS TO HAVE MORE TIME TO SET UP FOR THE APCH AND ENSURE THE PNF WAS PROPERLY MONITORING. ALSO; ONCE I NOTICED THE DEV I SHOULD HAVE GONE MISSED APCH AND SET UP BETTER FOR THE SECOND APCH. I BASICALLY FROZE UP DUE TO THE RUSHED DSCNT/APCH AND WAS OVERWHELMED BY FATIGUE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.