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Commuter received clearance to 8000', requested 5000' on readback. Later told clearance for company flight with similar call sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 121076 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 121076 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
On climb out, ATC gave a clearance to climb to 8000 ft for air carrier hea. We read this back and requested 5000 ft for our final altitude. ATC said he would pass on our request. Climbing through 4500 ft, ATC asked our altitude. We told him 4500 for 8000 ft, with a request for 5000 ft. He told us that 8000 ft clearance was for a same company gea, that we were only cleared to 4000 ft, and then told us us to maintain 5000 ft. No evasive action was required. Similar call signs, and confusion on ATC's part with these call signs, led to this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER RECEIVED CLRNC TO 8000', REQUESTED 5000' ON READBACK. LATER TOLD CLRNC FOR COMPANY FLT WITH SIMILAR CALL SIGN.
Narrative: ON CLB OUT, ATC GAVE A CLRNC TO CLB TO 8000 FT FOR ACR HEA. WE READ THIS BACK AND REQUESTED 5000 FT FOR OUR FINAL ALT. ATC SAID HE WOULD PASS ON OUR REQUEST. CLBING THROUGH 4500 FT, ATC ASKED OUR ALT. WE TOLD HIM 4500 FOR 8000 FT, WITH A REQUEST FOR 5000 FT. HE TOLD US THAT 8000 FT CLRNC WAS FOR A SAME COMPANY GEA, THAT WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO 4000 FT, AND THEN TOLD US US TO MAINTAIN 5000 FT. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED. SIMILAR CALL SIGNS, AND CONFUSION ON ATC'S PART WITH THESE CALL SIGNS, LED TO THIS INCIDENT.
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.