A B737-200 flight crew gets off on the wrong airway after passing chs, sc.

Attributes
ACN	459040
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : chs.vortac
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j121.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	459040
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

North out of chs. Headed for flat rock. I started out on the 044 degree radial to kinston vice the 036 degree radial to flat rock. Center pointed out my mistake and I corrected. No other aircraft involved. Problem was all mine. Headed into chs, my copilot entered outbound course of 044 degrees and kinston on his side. I pointed out his mistake and he corrected by entering flat rock and the inbound course to flat rock. Crossing chs, I put 044 degree course outbound versus 036 degrees. Center did a great job of catching my error. Greater vigilance on my part, not trusting one's memory even if you just looked. Doublechking the map after station passage to assure proper course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 FLC GETS OFF ON THE WRONG AIRWAY AFTER PASSING CHS, SC.

Narrative: N OUT OF CHS. HEADED FOR FLAT ROCK. I STARTED OUT ON THE 044 DEG RADIAL TO KINSTON VICE THE 036 DEG RADIAL TO FLAT ROCK. CTR POINTED OUT MY MISTAKE AND I CORRECTED. NO OTHER ACFT INVOLVED. PROB WAS ALL MINE. HEADED INTO CHS, MY COPLT ENTERED OUTBOUND COURSE OF 044 DEGS AND KINSTON ON HIS SIDE. I POINTED OUT HIS MISTAKE AND HE CORRECTED BY ENTERING FLAT ROCK AND THE INBOUND COURSE TO FLAT ROCK. XING CHS, I PUT 044 DEG COURSE OUTBOUND VERSUS 036 DEGS. CTR DID A GREAT JOB OF CATCHING MY ERROR. GREATER VIGILANCE ON MY PART, NOT TRUSTING ONE'S MEMORY EVEN IF YOU JUST LOOKED. DOUBLECHKING THE MAP AFTER STATION PASSAGE TO ASSURE PROPER COURSE.

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.