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ZOB controller reported clearing an aircraft 'direct charleston' expecting him to navigate to hvq; but the aircraft set up course for chs. Both vors are charleston; and both were on the filed route; so reporter recommends changing the name of one of the vors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1017103 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZOB.ARTCC |
| State Reference | OH |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | P180 Avanti |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
[Flight] departed en route to jzi. The aircraft was deviating due to weather. The aircraft requested a shortcut when done deviating. I issued the aircraft direct charleston VOR. Both hvq and chs were in the aircraft's route. I assumed the aircraft would go to hvq; but the aircraft went to chs VOR. Both are charleston VOR. The aircraft did not question which charleston VOR he was cleared to. Change the name of hvq or chs VOR. Make sure to phonetically spell the name of the VOR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOB Controller reported clearing an aircraft 'Direct Charleston' expecting him to navigate to HVQ; but the aircraft set up course for CHS. Both VORs are Charleston; and both were on the filed route; so reporter recommends changing the name of one of the VORs.
Narrative: [Flight] departed en route to JZI. The aircraft was deviating due to weather. The aircraft requested a shortcut when done deviating. I issued the aircraft direct Charleston VOR. Both HVQ and CHS were in the aircraft's route. I assumed the aircraft would go to HVQ; but the aircraft went to CHS VOR. Both are Charleston VOR. The aircraft did not question which Charleston VOR he was cleared to. Change the name of HVQ or CHS VOR. Make sure to phonetically spell the name of the VOR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.