An air carrier MD80 flight crew fly the wrong airway when they depart a mid point VOR.

Attributes
ACN	387830
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ekr
State Reference	CO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	387830
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flew J100 ekr-bce. Had been on J100 inbound to ekr and didn't catch the turn out of ekr to J196. Both J100 and J196 go to bce, but J100 is a straight line and J196 is not. J100 expected since it was a straight line to bce. No excuses, I just did not look closely enough at the flight plan. First officer flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC FLY THE WRONG AIRWAY WHEN THEY DEPART A MID POINT VOR.

Narrative: FLEW J100 EKR-BCE. HAD BEEN ON J100 INBOUND TO EKR AND DIDN'T CATCH THE TURN OUT OF EKR TO J196. BOTH J100 AND J196 GO TO BCE, BUT J100 IS A STRAIGHT LINE AND J196 IS NOT. J100 EXPECTED SINCE IT WAS A STRAIGHT LINE TO BCE. NO EXCUSES, I JUST DID NOT LOOK CLOSELY ENOUGH AT THE FLT PLAN. FO FLYING.

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.