Commuter flight crew departs lrp VOR on wrong airway, V-39, instead of the correct V-93.

Attributes
ACN	182777
Time
Date	199107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lrp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v39
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	182777
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:

The copilot was flying the light transport. We had passed lrp VOR and were to depart on V-93. The copilot mistakenly picked up V-39. Ny center vectored us back to the correct arwy saying there was conflicting traffic (opp direction) on V-39. We had been at 9000', but were just cleared to, and had climbed to, 10000'. Center had issued the 10000' (wrong altitude for eastbound IFR). Contributing factor was having two nearby arwys with similar numbers ie, V-39, V-93. Another unrelated but confusing arwy is 057 degree right out of ard on the northeast corridor (1-2 commercial chart) en route chart. The '057', printed in blue is right over a river, also blue. It looks like '067'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLC DEPARTS LRP VOR ON WRONG AIRWAY, V-39, INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT V-93.

Narrative: THE COPLT WAS FLYING THE LTT. WE HAD PASSED LRP VOR AND WERE TO DEPART ON V-93. THE COPLT MISTAKENLY PICKED UP V-39. NY CTR VECTORED US BACK TO THE CORRECT ARWY SAYING THERE WAS CONFLICTING TFC (OPP DIRECTION) ON V-39. WE HAD BEEN AT 9000', BUT WERE JUST CLRED TO, AND HAD CLBED TO, 10000'. CTR HAD ISSUED THE 10000' (WRONG ALT FOR EBND IFR). CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS HAVING TWO NEARBY ARWYS WITH SIMILAR NUMBERS IE, V-39, V-93. ANOTHER UNRELATED BUT CONFUSING ARWY IS 057 DEG R OUT OF ARD ON THE NE CORRIDOR (1-2 COMMERCIAL CHART) ENRTE CHART. THE '057', PRINTED IN BLUE IS R OVER A RIVER, ALSO BLUE. IT LOOKS LIKE '067'.

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.