Air carrier small transport aircraft with 'same flight number' as another company aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	221155
Time
Date	199209
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tcl
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tcl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	221155
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were scheduled to depart tcl for pib as flight #X. This flight is a continuation of a previous flight from atl to tcl, also flight #X previous flight was late and had no passengers continuing to pib, so we were to depart on time. On climb out, tower told us bhm approach was working our other flight with the same number, so we called ourselves #Y. I had never had this situation occur before. Next time I'll know to alter our number before we takeoff in similar situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR SMT ACFT WITH 'SAME FLT NUMBER' AS ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT.

Narrative: WE WERE SCHEDULED TO DEPART TCL FOR PIB AS FLT #X. THIS FLT IS A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS FLT FROM ATL TO TCL, ALSO FLT #X PREVIOUS FLT WAS LATE AND HAD NO PAXS CONTINUING TO PIB, SO WE WERE TO DEPART ON TIME. ON CLBOUT, TWR TOLD US BHM APCH WAS WORKING OUR OTHER FLT WITH THE SAME NUMBER, SO WE CALLED OURSELVES #Y. I HAD NEVER HAD THIS SITUATION OCCUR BEFORE. NEXT TIME I'LL KNOW TO ALTER OUR NUMBER BEFORE WE TKOF IN SIMILAR SITUATION.

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.