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B737 flight crew reported being cleared direct to kotaa; but mistakenly entered kotta which is 221 NM southwest.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1472677 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZSE.ARTCC |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Airway J54 SID SUMMA9 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Filed SUMMA9 bke transition; clearance was SUMMA9 J54 bke. We looked and saw they overlaid each other so we left the bke transition in the box. Approaching summa and passing through transition level and running checklist; ATC gave us direct to kotaa. Requested spelling and thought we heard kotta and inserted that into the box; which displayed within 160 miles of our position but not on J54. We knew something was not correct; we requested spelling again; got it in the box and were turning when ATC gave us a heading on course.lesson learned: type in SUMMA9 J54 bke (without bke transition) so as to have the points in the box.questions I have: why does ATC sometimes feel the need to give us a 'direct' clearance just a few miles before we are approaching a turn point? Maybe one of those two waypoints (kotaa & kotta) need a name change as they are very similar and near each other.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported being cleared direct to KOTAA; but mistakenly entered KOTTA which is 221 NM southwest.
Narrative: Filed SUMMA9 BKE transition; clearance was SUMMA9 J54 BKE. We looked and saw they overlaid each other so we left the BKE transition in the box. Approaching SUMMA and passing through transition level and running checklist; ATC gave us direct to KOTAA. Requested spelling and thought we heard KOTTA and inserted that into the box; which displayed within 160 miles of our position but not on J54. We knew something was not correct; we requested spelling again; got it in the box and were turning when ATC gave us a heading on course.Lesson learned: Type in SUMMA9 J54 BKE (without BKE transition) so as to have the points in the box.Questions I have: Why does ATC sometimes feel the need to give us a 'direct' clearance just a few miles before we are approaching a turn point? Maybe one of those two waypoints (KOTAA & KOTTA) need a name change as they are very similar and near each other.
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.