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Reporter issues clearance to aircraft #1 but misses the readback which was from aircraft #2. Aircraft #1 asks if the clearance is for them. After clarifying the clearance for aircraft #1, reporter reissues holding clearance to aircraft #2.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 363710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Atcs is holding about 5 aircraft for stl. All aircraft are within 5 mins of efc times. Aircraft #2 checks on frequency at FL240 and approaching holding fix. Atcs clears aircraft #1 to stl via trake 7 STAR with a crossing restr of 15000 ft by 11 mi west of ftz. The readback sounded correct. Aircraft #1 now asks if that clearance was for him. Atcs stated affirmative and aircraft #2 was given a safe altitude to maintain and reissued holding. Aircraft #1 did the 'heads up' and requested clarification. Aircraft #1 did the right thing and kept the atcs from having a very serious situation develop very quickly. Aircraft #2 was approaching efc and mistakenly took #1's clearance. Pilots and controllers all get hurried on occasion, but aircraft #1 did the right thing by insuring the correct aircraft got the correct clearance. Kudos to pilots out there where safety and not time are their #1 priority.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ISSUES CLRNC TO ACFT #1 BUT MISSES THE READBACK WHICH WAS FROM ACFT #2. ACFT #1 ASKS IF THE CLRNC IS FOR THEM. AFTER CLARIFYING THE CLRNC FOR ACFT #1, RPTR REISSUES HOLDING CLRNC TO ACFT #2.
Narrative: ATCS IS HOLDING ABOUT 5 ACFT FOR STL. ALL ACFT ARE WITHIN 5 MINS OF EFC TIMES. ACFT #2 CHKS ON FREQ AT FL240 AND APCHING HOLDING FIX. ATCS CLRS ACFT #1 TO STL VIA TRAKE 7 STAR WITH A XING RESTR OF 15000 FT BY 11 MI W OF FTZ. THE READBACK SOUNDED CORRECT. ACFT #1 NOW ASKS IF THAT CLRNC WAS FOR HIM. ATCS STATED AFFIRMATIVE AND ACFT #2 WAS GIVEN A SAFE ALT TO MAINTAIN AND REISSUED HOLDING. ACFT #1 DID THE 'HEADS UP' AND REQUESTED CLARIFICATION. ACFT #1 DID THE RIGHT THING AND KEPT THE ATCS FROM HAVING A VERY SERIOUS SIT DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY. ACFT #2 WAS APCHING EFC AND MISTAKENLY TOOK #1'S CLRNC. PLTS AND CTLRS ALL GET HURRIED ON OCCASION, BUT ACFT #1 DID THE RIGHT THING BY INSURING THE CORRECT ACFT GOT THE CORRECT CLRNC. KUDOS TO PLTS OUT THERE WHERE SAFETY AND NOT TIME ARE THEIR #1 PRIORITY.
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.