B737-200 captain misreads STAR plate, sets wrong outbound radial. Track error penetrates R-5311.

Attributes
ACN	402170
Time
Date	199805
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 158 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	402170
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 20 controller radar : 25 flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	401215
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

XXX flight YYY, rdu to clt. The captain was the PF and I was working the radios. After departure, our routing was changed from the majic nine arrival to the chesterfield eight arrival. We were cleared direct fay, chesterfield eight arrival. We were level at 16000 ft MSL. Approaching station passage of fay, the captain tuned in the fay 312 degree radial outbound, instead of the 258 degree radial outbound, as depicted. As he rolled out of the turn, I questioned his heading, just as ATC (ZDC) did the same. ATC then told us that we had entered restr airspace, and gave us headings to the east to remove us from restr airspace. Soon after this, we were given vectors to re-intercept the chesterfield eight arrival. The captain had tuned in the flo (florence 115.2) radial on the arrival, instead of the fay radial. Both vors start with the letter 'F.' it would call our attention to being in close proximity to restr airspace if it was depicted on sids and stars, as is presently done on the irons three arrival to dca. In our case, if we had had a picture of the restr airspace on the arrival chart, it would have been immediately obvious that flying the 312 degree radial out of fay was incorrect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 CAPT MISREADS STAR PLATE, SETS WRONG OUTBOUND RADIAL. TRACK ERROR PENETRATES R-5311.

Narrative: XXX FLT YYY, RDU TO CLT. THE CAPT WAS THE PF AND I WAS WORKING THE RADIOS. AFTER DEP, OUR ROUTING WAS CHANGED FROM THE MAJIC NINE ARR TO THE CHESTERFIELD EIGHT ARR. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT FAY, CHESTERFIELD EIGHT ARR. WE WERE LEVEL AT 16000 FT MSL. APCHING STATION PASSAGE OF FAY, THE CAPT TUNED IN THE FAY 312 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND, INSTEAD OF THE 258 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND, AS DEPICTED. AS HE ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN, I QUESTIONED HIS HEADING, JUST AS ATC (ZDC) DID THE SAME. ATC THEN TOLD US THAT WE HAD ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE, AND GAVE US HEADINGS TO THE E TO REMOVE US FROM RESTR AIRSPACE. SOON AFTER THIS, WE WERE GIVEN VECTORS TO RE-INTERCEPT THE CHESTERFIELD EIGHT ARR. THE CAPT HAD TUNED IN THE FLO (FLORENCE 115.2) RADIAL ON THE ARR, INSTEAD OF THE FAY RADIAL. BOTH VORS START WITH THE LETTER 'F.' IT WOULD CALL OUR ATTN TO BEING IN CLOSE PROX TO RESTR AIRSPACE IF IT WAS DEPICTED ON SIDS AND STARS, AS IS PRESENTLY DONE ON THE IRONS THREE ARR TO DCA. IN OUR CASE, IF WE HAD HAD A PICTURE OF THE RESTR AIRSPACE ON THE ARR CHART, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS THAT FLYING THE 312 DEG RADIAL OUT OF FAY WAS INCORRECT.

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.