Air carrier takes up wrong radial from intersection, flies wrong airway.

Attributes
ACN	149062
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crl
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j70
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000
ASRS Report	149062
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:

We were cleared by J34 alphe to J70. We forgot to intercept J70 at alphe and did not discover our error until we were over carleton VOR. We informed center and they reclred us. We had flown over 8 hours in a 12 hour duty period. We were in moderate turbulence and trying to avoid thunderstorms on radar. The route was reassigned to us just prior to departing ord. We looked at the route before departure, but it was not our usual routing. We were very tired and we simply goofed!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TAKES UP WRONG RADIAL FROM INTXN, FLIES WRONG AIRWAY.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED BY J34 ALPHE TO J70. WE FORGOT TO INTERCEPT J70 AT ALPHE AND DID NOT DISCOVER OUR ERROR UNTIL WE WERE OVER CARLETON VOR. WE INFORMED CENTER AND THEY RECLRED US. WE HAD FLOWN OVER 8 HRS IN A 12 HR DUTY PERIOD. WE WERE IN MODERATE TURB AND TRYING TO AVOID TSTMS ON RADAR. THE RTE WAS REASSIGNED TO US JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTING ORD. WE LOOKED AT THE RTE BEFORE DEP, BUT IT WAS NOT OUR USUAL RTING. WE WERE VERY TIRED AND WE SIMPLY GOOFED!

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.