Dc-9-10 flight crew turns onto wrong airway at VOR passage.

Attributes
ACN	305280
Time
Date	199505
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jhw
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tower : lou
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 8500
ASRS Report	305280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route portion of flight included jhw J29 syr. Passing over jhw, crew mistakenly flew the jhw 087 degree radial versus jhw 072 degree radial (the former being J82 and the later being J29). About 40 DME east of jhw, crew realized error and informed ATC (ZOB) that they were correcting to J29. ATC advised direct clearance to syr, no apparent conflict, ATC had not recognized deviation until crew advised them. Conclusion: be more careful. PNF backup PF. Note: PF reviewed chart and still took wrong airway (I'm not always this dumb).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC-9-10 FLC TURNS ONTO WRONG AIRWAY AT VOR PASSAGE.

Narrative: ENRTE PORTION OF FLT INCLUDED JHW J29 SYR. PASSING OVER JHW, CREW MISTAKENLY FLEW THE JHW 087 DEG RADIAL VERSUS JHW 072 DEG RADIAL (THE FORMER BEING J82 AND THE LATER BEING J29). ABOUT 40 DME E OF JHW, CREW REALIZED ERROR AND INFORMED ATC (ZOB) THAT THEY WERE CORRECTING TO J29. ATC ADVISED DIRECT CLRNC TO SYR, NO APPARENT CONFLICT, ATC HAD NOT RECOGNIZED DEV UNTIL CREW ADVISED THEM. CONCLUSION: BE MORE CAREFUL. PNF BACKUP PF. NOTE: PF REVIEWED CHART AND STILL TOOK WRONG AIRWAY (I'M NOT ALWAYS THIS DUMB).

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.