ARTCC unable to contact commuter light transport on a ferry flight because they were using wrong cal...

Attributes
ACN	134331
Time
Date	199001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : cid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1380 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	134331
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I am a new hire first officer and have approximately 7 hours in type. The captain and I dead-headed from atl to dfw to fsm. We drove a rental car from fsm down to M39. When we got to M39, we had been on duty for 12 hours. We departed M39 VFR and the captain filed IFR once airborne. I was flying. When we neared the rome STAR into atl, the captain was told that either approach or center had been trying to get us on the radio for the past 12-15 mins. We were both monitoring the radios and had heard all previous xmissions from ATC up to that point. (We were ferry trip.) we could not initially understand how we could hav missed ATC's recent calls. On descent into atl the captain found out that ATC had indeed been calling us, but was using another call sign for some reason. As a result, the captain nor myself paid much attention to the controller's mistaken call sign. Nothing else was said about it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC UNABLE TO CONTACT COMMUTER LTT ON A FERRY FLT BECAUSE THEY WERE USING WRONG CALL SIGN.

Narrative: I AM A NEW HIRE F/O AND HAVE APPROX 7 HRS IN TYPE. THE CAPT AND I DEAD-HEADED FROM ATL TO DFW TO FSM. WE DROVE A RENTAL CAR FROM FSM DOWN TO M39. WHEN WE GOT TO M39, WE HAD BEEN ON DUTY FOR 12 HRS. WE DEPARTED M39 VFR AND THE CAPT FILED IFR ONCE AIRBORNE. I WAS FLYING. WHEN WE NEARED THE ROME STAR INTO ATL, THE CAPT WAS TOLD THAT EITHER APCH OR CENTER HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET US ON THE RADIO FOR THE PAST 12-15 MINS. WE WERE BOTH MONITORING THE RADIOS AND HAD HEARD ALL PREVIOUS XMISSIONS FROM ATC UP TO THAT POINT. (WE WERE FERRY TRIP.) WE COULD NOT INITIALLY UNDERSTAND HOW WE COULD HAV MISSED ATC'S RECENT CALLS. ON DSCNT INTO ATL THE CAPT FOUND OUT THAT ATC HAD INDEED BEEN CALLING US, BUT WAS USING ANOTHER CALL SIGN FOR SOME REASON. AS A RESULT, THE CAPT NOR MYSELF PAID MUCH ATTN TO THE CTLR'S MISTAKEN CALL SIGN. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID ABOUT 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.

ARTCC unable to contact commuter light transport on a ferry flight because they were using wrong call sign.