An MD80 near bwg failed to follow assigned route.

Attributes
ACN	425560
Time
Date	199901
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwg
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	425560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	425559
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight left dca to dfw. Clearance J6 bwg, arg, fsm, byp, dfw. (Usual route J6 lit.) habit took us J6 from bwg to lit. When we realized that we didn't turn to arg from bwg, we notified ATC and requested J6 lit as our normal route. ATC never notified us of any problems and approved J6 to lit. No events or problems, just a wrong turn, then ATC notification. Flight normal other than this one turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 NEAR BWG FAILED TO FOLLOW ASSIGNED RTE.

Narrative: FLT LEFT DCA TO DFW. CLRNC J6 BWG, ARG, FSM, BYP, DFW. (USUAL RTE J6 LIT.) HABIT TOOK US J6 FROM BWG TO LIT. WHEN WE REALIZED THAT WE DIDN'T TURN TO ARG FROM BWG, WE NOTIFIED ATC AND REQUESTED J6 LIT AS OUR NORMAL RTE. ATC NEVER NOTIFIED US OF ANY PROBS AND APPROVED J6 TO LIT. NO EVENTS OR PROBS, JUST A WRONG TURN, THEN ATC NOTIFICATION. FLT NORMAL OTHER THAN THIS ONE TURN.

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.