Cleared direct bucky intersection but flew direct hch VOR instead.

Attributes
ACN	176067
Time
Date	199104
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hch
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	176067
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

WX undercast solid, clear above, about 7000'. Descending out of 18000' to 1000', received, 'hold west of bucky as published, maintain 10000'.' put range and distance into KNS80. Pushed button for RNAV. Apparently hit button more than once and returned to parent VOR (hch). Flew to hch and had completed 1/2 of hold. Center asked me if I was at bucky. While in hold I put bucky in RNAV LORAN. Had just seen error and replied, 'no, bucky 25(?) mi east.' center repeated hold instructions. I flew to bucky and upon arrival was cleared to swaso and to lower altitude, which put me in the cloud deck. No further discrepancies. 1 more hold, then to the approach. Knoxville radar was out. No problem occurred, but it could have been a real problem had I been in IMC and the sky a little more crowded. I shall watch more closely what comes up when I punch the buttons and I shall continue to back one primary instrument with another. I had plenty of time to program the backup LORAN before entering the hold, but because I thought the intersection was 20 NM closer than it was, I became rushed. I am going to announce, 'over bucky (or whatever), entering hold.' it can't hurt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLEARED DIRECT BUCKY INTERSECTION BUT FLEW DIRECT HCH VOR INSTEAD.

Narrative: WX UNDERCAST SOLID, CLR ABOVE, ABOUT 7000'. DSNDING OUT OF 18000' TO 1000', RECEIVED, 'HOLD W OF BUCKY AS PUBLISHED, MAINTAIN 10000'.' PUT RANGE AND DISTANCE INTO KNS80. PUSHED BUTTON FOR RNAV. APPARENTLY HIT BUTTON MORE THAN ONCE AND RETURNED TO PARENT VOR (HCH). FLEW TO HCH AND HAD COMPLETED 1/2 OF HOLD. CENTER ASKED ME IF I WAS AT BUCKY. WHILE IN HOLD I PUT BUCKY IN RNAV LORAN. HAD JUST SEEN ERROR AND REPLIED, 'NO, BUCKY 25(?) MI E.' CENTER REPEATED HOLD INSTRUCTIONS. I FLEW TO BUCKY AND UPON ARR WAS CLRED TO SWASO AND TO LOWER ALT, WHICH PUT ME IN THE CLOUD DECK. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES. 1 MORE HOLD, THEN TO THE APCH. KNOXVILLE RADAR WAS OUT. NO PROB OCCURRED, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL PROB HAD I BEEN IN IMC AND THE SKY A LITTLE MORE CROWDED. I SHALL WATCH MORE CLOSELY WHAT COMES UP WHEN I PUNCH THE BUTTONS AND I SHALL CONTINUE TO BACK ONE PRIMARY INSTRUMENT WITH ANOTHER. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO PROGRAM THE BACKUP LORAN BEFORE ENTERING THE HOLD, BUT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE INTXN WAS 20 NM CLOSER THAN IT WAS, I BECAME RUSHED. I AM GOING TO ANNOUNCE, 'OVER BUCKY (OR WHATEVER), ENTERING HOLD.' IT CAN'T HURT.

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.