After being cleared to proceed direct to col flight appeared to be heading off course. It was discovered that the navigation station identified col in the data base was not the correct navigation station.

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Attributes
ACN	108473
Time
Date	198904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : col airport : jfk
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	108473
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure clearance was changed to go direct to colts neck. Selected col on FMS data base and selected direct. This did not appear to be correct. For about 3 min flew on heading about 30-40 degree to right of correct heading. ATC called at about time we were getting straightened out. We acknowledged a navigation problem and asked for a vector. Ok from there on. 'Col' in data base turns out to be colima, mexico. No notification of this change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER BEING CLEARED TO PROCEED DIRECT TO COL FLT APPEARED TO BE HEADING OFF COURSE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NAVIGATION STATION IDENTIFIED COL IN THE DATA BASE WAS NOT THE CORRECT NAVIGATION STATION.

Narrative: ON DEP CLRNC WAS CHANGED TO GO DIRECT TO COLTS NECK. SELECTED COL ON FMS DATA BASE AND SELECTED DIRECT. THIS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECT. FOR ABOUT 3 MIN FLEW ON HDG ABOUT 30-40 DEG TO RIGHT OF CORRECT HDG. ATC CALLED AT ABOUT TIME WE WERE GETTING STRAIGHTENED OUT. WE ACKNOWLEDGED A NAV PROB AND ASKED FOR A VECTOR. OK FROM THERE ON. 'COL' IN DATA BASE TURNS OUT TO BE COLIMA, MEXICO. NO NOTIFICATION OF THIS CHANGE.

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.