Air carrier crew tunes the wrong VOR frequency causing course deviation south of wichita, ks.

Attributes
ACN	468460
Time
Date	200004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zkc.artcc
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
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 : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	468460
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were given a clearance to proceed direct to wichita VOR 113.8. Accidentally tuned in 113.2 and with autoplt engaged aircraft turned to pioneer VOR. ZKC controller asked where we were going. Needless to say, we immediately realized our mistake and ZKC gave us a vector north to wichita. No traffic conflicts occurred. ZKC controller was pretty cool about the whole thing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW TUNES THE WRONG VOR FREQ CAUSING COURSE DEV S OF WICHITA, KS.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO PROCEED DIRECT TO WICHITA VOR 113.8. ACCIDENTALLY TUNED IN 113.2 AND WITH AUTOPLT ENGAGED ACFT TURNED TO PIONEER VOR. ZKC CTLR ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED OUR MISTAKE AND ZKC GAVE US A VECTOR N TO WICHITA. NO TFC CONFLICTS OCCURRED. ZKC CTLR WAS PRETTY COOL ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

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.