An air carrier medium large transport flight crew overshot the radial that they were to intercept. The ARTCC controller saw the error and told them to go direct to the VOR.

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Attributes
ACN	386720
Time
Date	199711
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : col
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	386720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	386581
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far 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:

We were assigned heading to intercept col 350 degree radial. We went through radial 5-10 degrees, which was noticed and corrected by departure control. I got too far ahead of the aircraft as I was programming a NAVAID for use further on down the route at the expense of proper attention to the present navigation situation. I need to emphasize situational awareness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG FLC OVERSHOT THE RADIAL THAT THEY WERE TO INTERCEPT. THE ARTCC CTLR SAW THE ERROR AND TOLD THEM TO GO DIRECT TO THE VOR.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED HDG TO INTERCEPT COL 350 DEG RADIAL. WE WENT THROUGH RADIAL 5-10 DEGS, WHICH WAS NOTICED AND CORRECTED BY DEP CTL. I GOT TOO FAR AHEAD OF THE ACFT AS I WAS PROGRAMMING A NAVAID FOR USE FURTHER ON DOWN THE RTE AT THE EXPENSE OF PROPER ATTN TO THE PRESENT NAV SIT. I NEED TO EMPHASIZE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

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.