Air carrier flight crew flies wrong radial, missed assigned airway.

Attributes
ACN	149059
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crl
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v70
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	149059
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As captain of flight mke to pit on this date our clearance was: mke J34 alphe to sun sum 120 aco 323 aco V337 cutter pit. Flight was normal until alphe intersection I saw my first officer had dialed in crl 300 degree right which I then proceeded to fly instead of J70 sum 276 degree right. I did not double-check my routing on my clearance. ZOB called me asking how I was filed telling me I was 20 mi off J70. I told him after checking I had made a mistake and flown the wrong course. He gave me a heading of 90 degrees to intercept the 120 degree right of sum, never saying or sounding as if it was a problem. My fault I usually double-check, I made a mistake. We had just flown cle-mke, it's routing is J34 alphe (crl 300 degree right to alphe).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW FLIES WRONG RADIAL, MISSED ASSIGNED AIRWAY.

Narrative: AS CAPT OF FLT MKE TO PIT ON THIS DATE OUR CLRNC WAS: MKE J34 ALPHE TO SUN SUM 120 ACO 323 ACO V337 CUTTER PIT. FLT WAS NORMAL UNTIL ALPHE INTXN I SAW MY F/O HAD DIALED IN CRL 300 DEG R WHICH I THEN PROCEEDED TO FLY INSTEAD OF J70 SUM 276 DEG R. I DID NOT DOUBLE-CHK MY RTING ON MY CLRNC. ZOB CALLED ME ASKING HOW I WAS FILED TELLING ME I WAS 20 MI OFF J70. I TOLD HIM AFTER CHKING I HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND FLOWN THE WRONG COURSE. HE GAVE ME A HDG OF 90 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE 120 DEG R OF SUM, NEVER SAYING OR SOUNDING AS IF IT WAS A PROB. MY FAULT I USUALLY DOUBLE-CHK, I MADE A MISTAKE. WE HAD JUST FLOWN CLE-MKE, IT'S RTING IS J34 ALPHE (CRL 300 DEG R TO ALPHE).

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.