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A flight crew reported a track deviation in ZLA airspace after entering ponnd intersection in the FMS when the clearance was to a nearby pondd intersection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1053933 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201212 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SNA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 19100 Flight Crew Type 1010 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Clearance was pondd intersection; tafto intersection; flm VOR then the tandy 3 arrival. Pondd intersection was inserted manually into the FMS as ponnd which resulted in a 10 mile error when la center noticed the deviation. La center issued a heading to fly with no traffic incursion. The error was a result of the close proximity of both intersections with similar spellings. No traffic issues resulted from the error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A flight crew reported a track deviation in ZLA airspace after entering PONND Intersection in the FMS when the clearance was to a nearby PONDD Intersection.
Narrative: Clearance was PONDD Intersection; TAFTO Intersection; FLM VOR then the TANDY 3 arrival. PONDD Intersection was inserted manually into the FMS as PONND which resulted in a 10 mile error when LA Center noticed the deviation. LA Center issued a heading to fly with no traffic incursion. The error was a result of the close proximity of both intersections with similar spellings. No traffic issues resulted from the error.
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.