E120 crew had track deviation in ZLA class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	499290
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : gfs.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v538.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 : 140 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1750
ASRS Report	499290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a flight from palm springs to las vegas, we deviated from our cleared routing by flying our filed routing. Our clearance took us from goffs via V538 to the las VOR. We, however, stayed on V514 for the boulder city VOR as was our filed route. ZLA pointed out that we had been cleared via V538 and gave us a vector on course. There was no traffic or airspace conflict. In looking at the events leading up to this point, it is easy to see how this situation arose. First, the crew had only been together for a day. Second, the first officer was brand new. Third, and most importantly, the first officer was confused as to the differences between filed and cleared rtes. The first officer had a list of 'canned' rtes. Some of these were apparently out-of-date. The actual filed flight plan is on the dispatch release. This confusion led to some miscom between myself and the first officer. For clarification, our company policy states the pilot obtaining the clearance will read it to the other pilot during the checklist. Apparently, I understood 'cleared as filed.' as PIC, should have monitored the first officer more closely. I should have realized that the first officer was unsure of the clearance received and asked clearance delivery for clarification.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E120 CREW HAD TRACK DEV IN ZLA CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM PALM SPRINGS TO LAS VEGAS, WE DEVIATED FROM OUR CLRED ROUTING BY FLYING OUR FILED ROUTING. OUR CLRNC TOOK US FROM GOFFS VIA V538 TO THE LAS VOR. WE, HOWEVER, STAYED ON V514 FOR THE BOULDER CITY VOR AS WAS OUR FILED RTE. ZLA POINTED OUT THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED VIA V538 AND GAVE US A VECTOR ON COURSE. THERE WAS NO TFC OR AIRSPACE CONFLICT. IN LOOKING AT THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS POINT, IT IS EASY TO SEE HOW THIS SIT AROSE. FIRST, THE CREW HAD ONLY BEEN TOGETHER FOR A DAY. SECOND, THE FO WAS BRAND NEW. THIRD, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE FO WAS CONFUSED AS TO THE DIFFERENCES BTWN FILED AND CLRED RTES. THE FO HAD A LIST OF 'CANNED' RTES. SOME OF THESE WERE APPARENTLY OUT-OF-DATE. THE ACTUAL FILED FLT PLAN IS ON THE DISPATCH RELEASE. THIS CONFUSION LED TO SOME MISCOM BTWN MYSELF AND THE FO. FOR CLARIFICATION, OUR COMPANY POLICY STATES THE PLT OBTAINING THE CLRNC WILL READ IT TO THE OTHER PLT DURING THE CHKLIST. APPARENTLY, I UNDERSTOOD 'CLRED AS FILED.' AS PIC, SHOULD HAVE MONITORED THE FO MORE CLOSELY. I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT THE FO WAS UNSURE OF THE CLRNC RECEIVED AND ASKED CLRNC DELIVERY FOR CLARIFICATION.

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.