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Iad approach controller trainee thinks incorrectly that arriving large transport intends iad instead of dca. Clears large transport to incorrect altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 120218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aml airport : dca |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca tracon : iad |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 120218 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 120089 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Descending for landing at washington nat'l airport on the bucko two STAR. Dulles approach issued clearance at 35 DME northwest aml VOR to cross 5 west aml at 5000', which was read back. (All 3 crew members understood southwest at 5000'.) during descent we were turned over to nat'l approach and reported out of 8300 for 5000. Later at 5400 and approximately 7 DME from aml nat'l approach issued call for immediate climb to 8000. Crossed aml at 8000. Continued to dca. After landing I contacted dca TRACON supervisor. According to the TRACON supervisor when we were handed off to iad approach the controller was a trainee and thought we were landing at iad, therefore, the clearance to 5000' instead of 8000'. The trainee's supervisor also missed the misclrnc. Fortunately there was no traffic conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IAD APCH CTLR TRAINEE THINKS INCORRECTLY THAT ARRIVING LGT INTENDS IAD INSTEAD OF DCA. CLEARS LGT TO INCORRECT ALT.
Narrative: DESCENDING FOR LNDG AT WASHINGTON NAT'L ARPT ON THE BUCKO TWO STAR. DULLES APCH ISSUED CLRNC AT 35 DME NW AML VOR TO CROSS 5 W AML AT 5000', WHICH WAS READ BACK. (ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS UNDERSTOOD SW AT 5000'.) DURING DSCNT WE WERE TURNED OVER TO NAT'L APCH AND REPORTED OUT OF 8300 FOR 5000. LATER AT 5400 AND APPROX 7 DME FROM AML NAT'L APCH ISSUED CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CLIMB TO 8000. CROSSED AML AT 8000. CONTINUED TO DCA. AFTER LNDG I CONTACTED DCA TRACON SUPVR. ACCORDING TO THE TRACON SUPVR WHEN WE WERE HANDED OFF TO IAD APCH THE CTLR WAS A TRAINEE AND THOUGHT WE WERE LNDG AT IAD, THEREFORE, THE CLRNC TO 5000' INSTEAD OF 8000'. THE TRAINEE'S SUPVR ALSO MISSED THE MISCLRNC. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.