Air carrier medium large transport has a course deviation on descent while flying in ZID airspace.

Attributes
ACN	345200
Time
Date	199608
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hgr
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid tower : myf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	345200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	345199
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

En route atl to mdt we were issued several clrncs off flight plan route. One was direct hgr. Hgr has no DME, and we were not certain of our distance. We didn't notice station passage, and we missed the turn to V-377 and wound up south of V-377. First officer leg.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HAS A COURSE DEV ON DSCNT WHILE FLYING IN ZID AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ENRTE ATL TO MDT WE WERE ISSUED SEVERAL CLRNCS OFF FLT PLAN RTE. ONE WAS DIRECT HGR. HGR HAS NO DME, AND WE WERE NOT CERTAIN OF OUR DISTANCE. WE DIDN'T NOTICE STATION PASSAGE, AND WE MISSED THE TURN TO V-377 AND WOUND UP S OF V-377. FO LEG.

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.