MD80S flew towards wrong VOR and approached a restr area.

Attributes
ACN	349890
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yxh
State Reference	AB
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czeg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : czeg
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	349890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Location: yxh/312/10. We were at FL350 and were supposed to intercept the 271 degree radial, J547, to intercept the 312/132 of yyc inbound. Instead, we misread and intercepted the 312 degree radial of medicine hat/yxh, that put us toward a restr zone. As we discovered the error ATC called us with a vector so we could avert entering the restr zone, and got us back on course. The switching of high altitude maps and our misreading and more importantly each verifying the actual clearance and headings, these series of events led to this error and we shall resolve to be more vigilant in the future. We did not enter the restr airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S FLEW TOWARDS WRONG VOR AND APCHED A RESTR AREA.

Narrative: LOCATION: YXH/312/10. WE WERE AT FL350 AND WERE SUPPOSED TO INTERCEPT THE 271 DEG RADIAL, J547, TO INTERCEPT THE 312/132 OF YYC INBOUND. INSTEAD, WE MISREAD AND INTERCEPTED THE 312 DEG RADIAL OF MEDICINE HAT/YXH, THAT PUT US TOWARD A RESTR ZONE. AS WE DISCOVERED THE ERROR ATC CALLED US WITH A VECTOR SO WE COULD AVERT ENTERING THE RESTR ZONE, AND GOT US BACK ON COURSE. THE SWITCHING OF HIGH ALT MAPS AND OUR MISREADING AND MORE IMPORTANTLY EACH VERIFYING THE ACTUAL CLRNC AND HDGS, THESE SERIES OF EVENTS LED TO THIS ERROR AND WE SHALL RESOLVE TO BE MORE VIGILANT IN THE FUTURE. WE DID NOT ENTER THE RESTR AIRSPACE.

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.