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Widebody transport captain points out 2 intxns in the mia area that sound similar especially when the controller has a southern accent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 184798 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 23000 |
| ASRS Report | 184798 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
There are 2 intxns on commercial high level charts, both north of miami, with very similar sounding names: homey intersection on J-85 and honoe intersection on arrs for mia/fll. In recent rerouting for WX, controller issued clearance to what sounded like 'honoe', but which was intended to be 'homey'. Could cause a problem in the future and one of these points should be renamed to avoid possible confusion and potential 'bad situation'. The southern accents probably make the identify more difficult. Homey is on J-85, J-55, j- 207 bsy 335 177 DME. Honoe is on 'honie 1 arrival' (mia R019/51 NM or VRBR161/77 NM) for fll and mia as well as V-295 (pbi 147/14 NM).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB CAPT POINTS OUT 2 INTXNS IN THE MIA AREA THAT SOUND SIMILAR ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CTLR HAS A SOUTHERN ACCENT.
Narrative: THERE ARE 2 INTXNS ON COMMERCIAL HIGH LEVEL CHARTS, BOTH N OF MIAMI, WITH VERY SIMILAR SOUNDING NAMES: HOMEY INTXN ON J-85 AND HONOE INTXN ON ARRS FOR MIA/FLL. IN RECENT REROUTING FOR WX, CTLR ISSUED CLRNC TO WHAT SOUNDED LIKE 'HONOE', BUT WHICH WAS INTENDED TO BE 'HOMEY'. COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE AND ONE OF THESE POINTS SHOULD BE RENAMED TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONFUSION AND POTENTIAL 'BAD SITUATION'. THE SOUTHERN ACCENTS PROBABLY MAKE THE IDENT MORE DIFFICULT. HOMEY IS ON J-85, J-55, J- 207 BSY 335 177 DME. HONOE IS ON 'HONIE 1 ARR' (MIA R019/51 NM OR VRBR161/77 NM) FOR FLL AND MIA AS WELL AS V-295 (PBI 147/14 NM).
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.