Flying outbound from VOR on wrong airway.

Attributes
ACN	116371
Time
Date	198907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lrp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v93 enroute airway : v499
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	116371
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The aircraft still in cruise phase en route to bwi from uca at 15,000'. Approaching lrp on V-499 the captain using VOR 1, first officer VOR set on bwi 012 degree radial to identify vinny intersection on V-93 into bwi. First officer was using comm 2 to provide ATIS and gate information when the captain was informed by ZNY on comm 1 that he was following V-499 and not V-93. The captain turned left and intercepted V-93 without incident our clearance read in part, set V-170 to V-499 lrp V-93 bwi, which entails 4 VOR's, 5 course changes of which 2 require simultaneous use of 2 vors in which to identify an intersection. Short legs between vors (35 NM longest and 2 at 19 NM) all within 100 NM of bwi. The captain remembered the route in error as he departed lrp. He was proceeding down V-499 to trish intersection, a route he had flown into bwi numerous times. Simplify and streamline the arrival gates and course deviation will decrease accordingly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLYING OUTBOUND FROM VOR ON WRONG AIRWAY.

Narrative: THE ACFT STILL IN CRUISE PHASE ENRTE TO BWI FROM UCA AT 15,000'. APCHING LRP ON V-499 THE CAPT USING VOR 1, F/O VOR SET ON BWI 012 DEG RADIAL TO IDENTIFY VINNY INTXN ON V-93 INTO BWI. F/O WAS USING COMM 2 TO PROVIDE ATIS AND GATE INFO WHEN THE CAPT WAS INFORMED BY ZNY ON COMM 1 THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING V-499 AND NOT V-93. THE CAPT TURNED LEFT AND INTERCEPTED V-93 WITHOUT INCIDENT OUR CLRNC READ IN PART, SET V-170 TO V-499 LRP V-93 BWI, WHICH ENTAILS 4 VOR'S, 5 COURSE CHANGES OF WHICH 2 REQUIRE SIMULTANEOUS USE OF 2 VORS IN WHICH TO IDENTIFY AN INTXN. SHORT LEGS BETWEEN VORS (35 NM LONGEST AND 2 AT 19 NM) ALL WITHIN 100 NM OF BWI. THE CAPT REMEMBERED THE ROUTE IN ERROR AS HE DEPARTED LRP. HE WAS PROCEEDING DOWN V-499 TO TRISH INTXN, A ROUTE HE HAD FLOWN INTO BWI NUMEROUS TIMES. SIMPLIFY AND STREAMLINE THE ARR GATES AND COURSE DEVIATION WILL DECREASE ACCORDINGLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.