Cpr small transport course deviation near pxt.

Attributes
ACN	452000
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j51.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	452000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Were cleared to follow jet airway. It appeared from the very cluttered hi 5/6 chart for northeast, that airway was defined by 2 vors. Center said midway down airway, I think J51, that we were mi east off course. They cleared us direct to rbv. My, and copilot's, mistake was in missing a tiny bend in the airway at a third VOR. The chart is so crowded that it takes extreme care to read it correctly. I will hence try to ensure extreme care. It has always been my goal to do this. I think the cluttered chart was a contributing factor. The airway was from pxt to rbv. The overlooked VOR was eno.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT COURSE DEV NEAR PXT.

Narrative: WERE CLRED TO FOLLOW JET AIRWAY. IT APPEARED FROM THE VERY CLUTTERED HI 5/6 CHART FOR NE, THAT AIRWAY WAS DEFINED BY 2 VORS. CTR SAID MIDWAY DOWN AIRWAY, I THINK J51, THAT WE WERE MI E OFF COURSE. THEY CLRED US DIRECT TO RBV. MY, AND COPLT'S, MISTAKE WAS IN MISSING A TINY BEND IN THE AIRWAY AT A THIRD VOR. THE CHART IS SO CROWDED THAT IT TAKES EXTREME CARE TO READ IT CORRECTLY. I WILL HENCE TRY TO ENSURE EXTREME CARE. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY GOAL TO DO THIS. I THINK THE CLUTTERED CHART WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE AIRWAY WAS FROM PXT TO RBV. THE OVERLOOKED VOR WAS ENO.

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.