Air carrier widebody transport track heading deviation after crossing omn VOR.

Attributes
ACN	199939
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : omn
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tower : fws
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j79 enroute airway : j45
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 : 21000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	199939
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	199620
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Due to scheduled shuttle launch, ATC cleared our flight to proceed after omn VOR via J45 (183 degree) instead of 161 degree to vera beach the as filed. The first officer was receiving his IOE and programming the FMS. He checked the maximum for new route and programmed the FMS and glanced at the chart but did not realize that J45 has an unnamed intersection (X) when the omn radial intersects the vera beach radial. This looks like an easy mistake since we both came to the same conclusion and did not realize our mistake until the center called to give our jet a vector back to J45 and give the launch area more clearance. I don't think it was a serious problem as the launch went off 2 hours later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB TRACK HDG DEV AFTER XING OMN VOR.

Narrative: DUE TO SCHEDULED SHUTTLE LAUNCH, ATC CLRED OUR FLT TO PROCEED AFTER OMN VOR VIA J45 (183 DEG) INSTEAD OF 161 DEG TO VERA BEACH THE AS FILED. THE FO WAS RECEIVING HIS IOE AND PROGRAMMING THE FMS. HE CHKED THE MAX FOR NEW RTE AND PROGRAMMED THE FMS AND GLANCED AT THE CHART BUT DID NOT REALIZE THAT J45 HAS AN UNNAMED INTXN (X) WHEN THE OMN RADIAL INTERSECTS THE VERA BEACH RADIAL. THIS LOOKS LIKE AN EASY MISTAKE SINCE WE BOTH CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AND DID NOT REALIZE OUR MISTAKE UNTIL THE CENTER CALLED TO GIVE OUR JET A VECTOR BACK TO J45 AND GIVE THE LAUNCH AREA MORE CLRNC. I DON'T THINK IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS THE LAUNCH WENT OFF 2 HRS LATER.

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.