Pilot deviation didn't adhere to navigation route.

Attributes
ACN	296161
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : huo airport : ewr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
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 : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	296161
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	296423
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:

After given a direct huo VOR clearance, we were proceeding south of huo VOR approximately 6-7 mi when ATC inquired as to our routing cleared and whether the last controller gave us our present heading. Our response was that we were last cleared direct to huo VOR. The controller then gave us a turn from our present heading of south to a 240 degree heading which was basically direct coate intersection and then we were given a heading out of coate, vectors to ewr airport. Prior to this inquiry, we had just completed a steep descent to satisfy a crossing restriction north of huo and were experiencing occasional moderate turbulence at 6000 ft. In retrospect, neither the first officer nor I could recall the pieces as to the why or how the situation if any occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLTDEV DIDN'T ADHERE TO NAV RTE.

Narrative: AFTER GIVEN A DIRECT HUO VOR CLRNC, WE WERE PROCEEDING S OF HUO VOR APPROX 6-7 MI WHEN ATC INQUIRED AS TO OUR ROUTING CLRED AND WHETHER THE LAST CTLR GAVE US OUR PRESENT HDG. OUR RESPONSE WAS THAT WE WERE LAST CLRED DIRECT TO HUO VOR. THE CTLR THEN GAVE US A TURN FROM OUR PRESENT HDG OF S TO A 240 DEG HDG WHICH WAS BASICALLY DIRECT COATE INTXN AND THEN WE WERE GIVEN A HDG OUT OF COATE, VECTORS TO EWR ARPT. PRIOR TO THIS INQUIRY, WE HAD JUST COMPLETED A STEEP DSCNT TO SATISFY A XING RESTRICTION N OF HUO AND WERE EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL MODERATE TURB AT 6000 FT. IN RETROSPECT, NEITHER THE FO NOR I COULD RECALL THE PIECES AS TO THE WHY OR HOW THE SIT IF ANY OCCURRED.

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.