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Large transport was cleared direct elmira but flight crew thought they heard aylmer. Navigation error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ulw |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tower : bna |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, 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 : 160 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 5813 |
| ASRS Report | 258924 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Out of new york and after reaching cruise altitude, we were cleared direct to elmira. After, we were cleared direct to aylmer. Not being familiar with all VOR identifiers on our routing, it is easy to miss one or not verify a similar sounding one. We were cleared direct elmira. I thought the controller said aylmer and that was the point inserted to go direct to. Center later came on and verified our routing. I think I said direct aylmer, or it was the case of saying one and doing the other.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT WAS CLRED DIRECT ELMIRA BUT FLC THOUGHT THEY HEARD AYLMER. NAV ERROR.
Narrative: OUT OF NEW YORK AND AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALT, WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO ELMIRA. AFTER, WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO AYLMER. NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH ALL VOR IDENTIFIERS ON OUR ROUTING, IT IS EASY TO MISS ONE OR NOT VERIFY A SIMILAR SOUNDING ONE. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT ELMIRA. I THOUGHT THE CTLR SAID AYLMER AND THAT WAS THE POINT INSERTED TO GO DIRECT TO. CTR LATER CAME ON AND VERIFIED OUR ROUTING. I THINK I SAID DIRECT AYLMER, OR IT WAS THE CASE OF SAYING ONE AND DOING THE OTHER.
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.