DC9 flight crew selects wrong radial and has track and heading deviation during arrival to lga.

Attributes
ACN	517360
Time
Date	200107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : stw.vor
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 40
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : lendy
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	517360
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Set wrong course outbound from stw on the lendy arrival to jfk: 121 degrees vice 109 degrees. 22 mi from stw, ATC vectored us north to rejoin, then gave us direct lga. At the crossover at stw, I looked at the chart and still set wrong course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLT CREW SELECTS WRONG RADIAL AND HAS TRACK AND HEADING DEV DURING ARR TO LGA.

Narrative: SET WRONG COURSE OUTBOUND FROM STW ON THE LENDY ARR TO JFK: 121 DEGS VICE 109 DEGS. 22 MI FROM STW, ATC VECTORED US N TO REJOIN, THEN GAVE US DIRECT LGA. AT THE CROSSOVER AT STW, I LOOKED AT THE CHART AND STILL SET WRONG COURSE.

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.