Narrative:

Controller said something that he did not know he said. Pilot read back the clearance and the controller did not catch the mistake.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO ANOTHER ACFT RESULTING IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION. ERRONEOUS CLRNC AND HEARBACK BLAMED.

Narrative: CTLR SAID SOMETHING THAT HE DID NOT KNOW HE SAID. PLT READ BACK THE CLRNC AND THE CTLR DID NOT CATCH THE MISTAKE.

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.