Captain of a DH8 turned on the wrong taxiway during taxi for takeoff. Ground controller caught his mistake and directed him back to assigned taxi route.

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Attributes
ACN	395420
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	395420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
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:

From the golf concourse, we were given a taxi clearance to runway 21C via the 'red 1.' from taxiway H I turned momentarily on taxiway F but ground control corrected me and told me to stay on taxiway H which was the 'red 1.' I feel this mistake was caused by the time of day, fatigue, and not having a copy of the taxi description out in front of me. I am completely familiar with the 'red 1' but the first officer was not and I feel that fatigue caused my inability to think clearly and remember the proper route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A DH8 TURNED ON THE WRONG TXWY DURING TAXI FOR TKOF. GND CTLR CAUGHT HIS MISTAKE AND DIRECTED HIM BACK TO ASSIGNED TAXI RTE.

Narrative: FROM THE GOLF CONCOURSE, WE WERE GIVEN A TAXI CLRNC TO RWY 21C VIA THE 'RED 1.' FROM TXWY H I TURNED MOMENTARILY ON TXWY F BUT GND CTL CORRECTED ME AND TOLD ME TO STAY ON TXWY H WHICH WAS THE 'RED 1.' I FEEL THIS MISTAKE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIME OF DAY, FATIGUE, AND NOT HAVING A COPY OF THE TAXI DESCRIPTION OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I AM COMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH THE 'RED 1' BUT THE FO WAS NOT AND I FEEL THAT FATIGUE CAUSED MY INABILITY TO THINK CLEARLY AND REMEMBER THE PROPER RTE.

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.