A jetstream 3200 crew turns off their assigned heading to intercept the airway. A mix up in clearanc...

Attributes
ACN	457240
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : wooly
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 580
ASRS Report	457240
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Understood bwi approach to say 'intercept V44.' so we turned to a 90 degree heading to intercept V44 southeast of wooly intersection. Bwi approach then wanted to know why we turned. There was a miscom of some sort. Factors leading to this could be human error on the part of the controller and or pilots involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A JETSTREAM 3200 CREW TURNS OFF THEIR ASSIGNED HEADING TO INTERCEPT THE AIRWAY. A MIX UP IN CLRNC FROM DCA, DC.

Narrative: UNDERSTOOD BWI APCH TO SAY 'INTERCEPT V44.' SO WE TURNED TO A 90 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT V44 SE OF WOOLY INTXN. BWI APCH THEN WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE TURNED. THERE WAS A MISCOM OF SOME SORT. FACTORS LEADING TO THIS COULD BE HUMAN ERROR ON THE PART OF THE CTLR AND OR PLTS INVOLVED.

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.

A jetstream 3200 crew turns off their assigned heading to intercept the airway. A mix up in clearance from dca, dc.