Flight crew of an MD80 started to fly to the wrong VOR. Center intervened and corrected flight.

Attributes
ACN	417570
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vih
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : stl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	417570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Deviation from direct course to vih (vichy), I copied my first officer lead with the wrong VOR hlv. I should have crosschecked and then would not have gone to the wrong VOR. We both had a long day and I feel a lot of fatigue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MD80 STARTED TO FLY TO THE WRONG VOR. CTR INTERVENED AND CORRECTED FLT.

Narrative: DEV FROM DIRECT COURSE TO VIH (VICHY), I COPIED MY FO LEAD WITH THE WRONG VOR HLV. I SHOULD HAVE XCHKED AND THEN WOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO THE WRONG VOR. WE BOTH HAD A LONG DAY AND I FEEL A LOT OF FATIGUE.

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.