Failed to comply with clearance to intercept victor airway.

Attributes
ACN	100825
Time
Date	198812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hto
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 18900
ASRS Report	100825
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight departed islip, ny, 12/88 IFR to rdv. Flight plan was to beads intersection, J174 to snow hill, etc. IFR clearance was received as planned. Numerous vectors were given by ny departure after takeoff. One was 'turn right, 180 degrees, intercept V139.' at that point (I, captain, flying) I presumed it was to intercept the radial to beads from calverton intersection, but the heading relationship to our current heading didn't seem right. The first officer likewise sensed some confusion. We read back clearance and by the time we idented V139 we were receiving additional vectors because we in fact had flown through assigned victor arwy. Then we had discovered that V139 was essentially coincident with the jet arwy we were planning and prepared for (differed by only 2 degrees). We were still climbing and below 10000'. My summary of flight crew errors: non compliance to last clearance and arwy excursion. Why: not instantly conversant with low altitude arwy designation, having planned and been cleared in reference to jet arwy. Conclusions/recommendations: to crew: be prepared to relate to low altitude arwy structure when in it, regardless of clearance and flight plan. To ATC: specify low altitude arwys to be references in ATC clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAILED TO COMPLY WITH CLRNC TO INTERCEPT VICTOR AIRWAY.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED ISLIP, NY, 12/88 IFR TO RDV. FLT PLAN WAS TO BEADS INTXN, J174 TO SNOW HILL, ETC. IFR CLRNC WAS RECEIVED AS PLANNED. NUMEROUS VECTORS WERE GIVEN BY NY DEP AFTER TKOF. ONE WAS 'TURN RIGHT, 180 DEGS, INTERCEPT V139.' AT THAT POINT (I, CAPT, FLYING) I PRESUMED IT WAS TO INTERCEPT THE RADIAL TO BEADS FROM CALVERTON INTXN, BUT THE HDG RELATIONSHIP TO OUR CURRENT HDG DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. THE F/O LIKEWISE SENSED SOME CONFUSION. WE READ BACK CLRNC AND BY THE TIME WE IDENTED V139 WE WERE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL VECTORS BECAUSE WE IN FACT HAD FLOWN THROUGH ASSIGNED VICTOR ARWY. THEN WE HAD DISCOVERED THAT V139 WAS ESSENTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH THE JET ARWY WE WERE PLANNING AND PREPARED FOR (DIFFERED BY ONLY 2 DEGS). WE WERE STILL CLBING AND BELOW 10000'. MY SUMMARY OF FLT CREW ERRORS: NON COMPLIANCE TO LAST CLRNC AND ARWY EXCURSION. WHY: NOT INSTANTLY CONVERSANT WITH LOW ALT ARWY DESIGNATION, HAVING PLANNED AND BEEN CLRED IN REF TO JET ARWY. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS: TO CREW: BE PREPARED TO RELATE TO LOW ALT ARWY STRUCTURE WHEN IN IT, REGARDLESS OF CLRNC AND FLT PLAN. TO ATC: SPECIFY LOW ALT ARWYS TO BE REFERENCES IN ATC CLRNC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.