ZKC notifies S80 flight crew to check airway tracking and flight crew retune for correct radial.

Attributes
ACN	501990
Time
Date	200102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : okm.vor
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	501990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	501991
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were flying a non gfms equipped S80 on J181 from austin to chicago. At okm, we inadvertently flew outbound on the wrong radial. Center called us about 20 DME north of okm to ask if we were proceeding direct to eos alerting us to our error. We corrected course and center said no conflict with other aircraft had occurred. Next controller cleared us direct to bradford as we intercepted J181 to eos. Contributing to this navigation error is the extremely congested confluence of poorly marked airways in this part of the high chart. Closer attention by both pilots could have prevented it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZKC NOTIFIES S80 FLC TO CHK AIRWAY TRACKING AND FLC RETUNE FOR CORRECT RADIAL.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING A NON GFMS EQUIPPED S80 ON J181 FROM AUSTIN TO CHICAGO. AT OKM, WE INADVERTENTLY FLEW OUTBOUND ON THE WRONG RADIAL. CTR CALLED US ABOUT 20 DME N OF OKM TO ASK IF WE WERE PROCEEDING DIRECT TO EOS ALERTING US TO OUR ERROR. WE CORRECTED COURSE AND CTR SAID NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT HAD OCCURRED. NEXT CTLR CLRED US DIRECT TO BRADFORD AS WE INTERCEPTED J181 TO EOS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS NAV ERROR IS THE EXTREMELY CONGESTED CONFLUENCE OF POORLY MARKED AIRWAYS IN THIS PART OF THE HIGH CHART. CLOSER ATTN BY BOTH PLTS COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT.

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.