Single pilot deviated off course after encountering turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	491170
Time
Date	200011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sck.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sck.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v585.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 4 controller supervisory : 4 flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 7670 flight time type : 310
ASRS Report	491170
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On vectors after departing stockton, cleared to join V585, patty intersection, V111 sns, mry. Stockton advised I was 2-3 mi east of V585. I misread my position approaching abeam mod and encountered moderate to momentarily severe turbulence in clouds. Approach control promptly provided corrective vector to join airway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SINGLE PLT DEVIATED OFF COURSE AFTER ENCOUNTERING TURB.

Narrative: ON VECTORS AFTER DEPARTING STOCKTON, CLRED TO JOIN V585, PATTY INTXN, V111 SNS, MRY. STOCKTON ADVISED I WAS 2-3 MI E OF V585. I MISREAD MY POS APCHING ABEAM MOD AND ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO MOMENTARILY SEVERE TURB IN CLOUDS. APCH CTL PROMPTLY PROVIDED CORRECTIVE VECTOR TO JOIN AIRWAY.

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.