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Air carrier captain reported being off course; because the crew had mistakenly used kippr; instead of kimmr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1472080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLC.ARTCC |
| State Reference | UT |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
We were proceeding from tremo to kippr waypoint when ATC asked where we were going. We said kippr. He said he did not show that on our flight plan; then cleared us direct to usire. Upon further review; we made a mistake. The waypoint on our flight plan we were supposed to be going to was kimmr. The two points are not far from each other and basically we weren't terribly far off course; but off course we were. Unsure what caused it. Clearly we made a mistake. Kippr and kimmr are similar enough that during waypoint check I didn't speak clearly enough and/or the first officer misheard. Either way; we both missed it. We already have procedures in place to prevent this so I don't have any new suggestions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported being off course; because the crew had mistakenly used KIPPR; instead of KIMMR.
Narrative: We were proceeding from TREMO to KIPPR waypoint when ATC asked where we were going. We said KIPPR. He said he did not show that on our flight plan; then cleared us direct to USIRE. Upon further review; we made a mistake. The waypoint on our flight plan we were supposed to be going to was KIMMR. The two points are not far from each other and basically we weren't terribly far off course; but off course we were. Unsure what caused it. Clearly we made a mistake. KIPPR and KIMMR are similar enough that during waypoint check I didn't speak clearly enough and/or the First Officer misheard. Either way; we both missed it. We already have procedures in place to prevent this so I don't have any new suggestions.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.