Air carrier X non adherence to ATC clearance flew wrong airway. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	296035
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sbv
State Reference	VA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	296035
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As PIC, I fly this route about 4 times a week which gives way to complacency. The first officer, however, was a reserve and doesn't usually fly this route between gso and iad. The first officer was flying while I was navigating. Somehow I managed to get 1 VOR ahead of our actual position. I had idented sbv but was looking at our STAR, the coate 3, which has a 031 degree outbound of fak so I told the first officer to intercept the 031 degree radial. He, being unfamiliar with the route, did not question the course. The correct course, however, out of sbv is the 063 degree radial. Center asked us our cleared route to make sure we knew where we were supposed to be heading since we were off by 32 degrees. We confirmed our route and corrected to the right course. Lesson learned. It doesn't hurt to double-check what you are looking at and where you are supposed to be going.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC FLEW WRONG AIRWAY. PLTDEV.

Narrative: AS PIC, I FLY THIS RTE ABOUT 4 TIMES A WK WHICH GIVES WAY TO COMPLACENCY. THE FO, HOWEVER, WAS A RESERVE AND DOESN'T USUALLY FLY THIS RTE BTWN GSO AND IAD. THE FO WAS FLYING WHILE I WAS NAVING. SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO GET 1 VOR AHEAD OF OUR ACTUAL POS. I HAD IDENTED SBV BUT WAS LOOKING AT OUR STAR, THE COATE 3, WHICH HAS A 031 DEG OUTBOUND OF FAK SO I TOLD THE FO TO INTERCEPT THE 031 DEG RADIAL. HE, BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE RTE, DID NOT QUESTION THE COURSE. THE CORRECT COURSE, HOWEVER, OUT OF SBV IS THE 063 DEG RADIAL. CTR ASKED US OUR CLRED RTE TO MAKE SURE WE KNEW WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HDG SINCE WE WERE OFF BY 32 DEGS. WE CONFIRMED OUR RTE AND CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT COURSE. LESSON LEARNED. IT DOESN'T HURT TO DOUBLE-CHK WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT AND WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING.

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.