A B732 crew overshot outbound airway.

Attributes
ACN	499750
Time
Date	200101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fwa.vortac
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
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 : j178.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 116 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 116
ASRS Report	499750
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Leveling at FL230, a turn was initiated prior to the fwa VOR to intercept J178 from fwa to ape VOR. A tailwind of roughly 50 KTS was estimated. ZID asked if we were turning. Responded affirmatively and we were then instructed to come further left to intercept (assigned heading 090 degrees). ZID showed us overshooting the AIRWAY0.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B732 CREW OVERSHOT OUTBOUND AIRWAY.

Narrative: LEVELING AT FL230, A TURN WAS INITIATED PRIOR TO THE FWA VOR TO INTERCEPT J178 FROM FWA TO APE VOR. A TAILWIND OF ROUGHLY 50 KTS WAS ESTIMATED. ZID ASKED IF WE WERE TURNING. RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVELY AND WE WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO COME FURTHER L TO INTERCEPT (ASSIGNED HDG 090 DEGS). ZID SHOWED US OVERSHOOTING THE AIRWAY0.

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.