An air carrier medium large transport flight crew were given a clearance direct to a VOR, but the captain missed some of the information and started toward the wrong VOR.

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Attributes
ACN	386740
Time
Date	199711
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 8400
ASRS Report	386740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	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:

On assigned arrival into lga, received a direct clearance and speed reduction while during radial changeover on arrival. Missed the appropriate VOR, realized error, and corrected before call from ATC. When ATC advised it appeared 'we were off course,' they gave heading to 160 degrees. I had already established myself on this heading to correct. There appeared to be no error in conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG FLC WERE GIVEN A CLRNC DIRECT TO A VOR, BUT THE CAPT MISSED SOME OF THE INFO AND STARTED TOWARD THE WRONG VOR.

Narrative: ON ASSIGNED ARR INTO LGA, RECEIVED A DIRECT CLRNC AND SPD REDUCTION WHILE DURING RADIAL CHANGEOVER ON ARR. MISSED THE APPROPRIATE VOR, REALIZED ERROR, AND CORRECTED BEFORE CALL FROM ATC. WHEN ATC ADVISED IT APPEARED 'WE WERE OFF COURSE,' THEY GAVE HDG TO 160 DEGS. I HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED MYSELF ON THIS HDG TO CORRECT. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO ERROR IN CONFLICT.

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.