Flight crew flies the wrong airway.

Attributes
ACN	309694
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gcm
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gcm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	309694
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other 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
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

While taxing on runway at gcm, controller read our clearance. With the strong accent, we both misunderstood the clearance and started up the wrong airway. Several factors were involved in the error. 1) this was my 3RD leg of IOE for requalification as dc-9 captain and I was under a high workload, 2) we have to back taxi on the active runway and while on the runway the controller read our clearance with a strong accent, 3) while I was taxiing the check captain copied the clearance. Even though I had trouble understanding the controller, I thought the check captain understood it. (I also thought that cuba restr us to 1 route). The controller said 'garbled as filed.' we were approximately 13 mi off course before the error was corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FLIES THE WRONG AIRWAY.

Narrative: WHILE TAXING ON RWY AT GCM, CTLR READ OUR CLRNC. WITH THE STRONG ACCENT, WE BOTH MISUNDERSTOOD THE CLRNC AND STARTED UP THE WRONG AIRWAY. SEVERAL FACTORS WERE INVOLVED IN THE ERROR. 1) THIS WAS MY 3RD LEG OF IOE FOR REQUALIFICATION AS DC-9 CAPT AND I WAS UNDER A HIGH WORKLOAD, 2) WE HAVE TO BACK TAXI ON THE ACTIVE RWY AND WHILE ON THE RWY THE CTLR READ OUR CLRNC WITH A STRONG ACCENT, 3) WHILE I WAS TAXIING THE CHK CAPT COPIED THE CLRNC. EVEN THOUGH I HAD TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THE CTLR, I THOUGHT THE CHK CAPT UNDERSTOOD IT. (I ALSO THOUGHT THAT CUBA RESTR US TO 1 RTE). THE CTLR SAID 'GARBLED AS FILED.' WE WERE APPROX 13 MI OFF COURSE BEFORE THE ERROR WAS CORRECTED.

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.