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Air carrier PIC report on phx tower controller confusion. Had called air carrier X on runway 26R for immediate takeoff when he meant to call air carrier Y on runway 26L. Air carrier X taxied across the hold line for takeoff position. Controller was working both runways on separate frequencys. Controller corrected the situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364976 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 364976 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Holding for takeoff at the end of phx runway 26R we heard tower ask us if we could take an immediate takeoff. We said yes, and he cleared us into position and gave our call sign. Then he realized he was talking to us on the north side and he meant to call air carrier Y, not air carrier X. We had crossed the hold short bars and proceeded to taxi back behind the line and hold. A miscom between tower and the pilots of both aircraft. It is my opinion that going to one man in the phx tower during this time is unsafe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR PIC RPT ON PHX TWR CTLR CONFUSION. HAD CALLED ACR X ON RWY 26R FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF WHEN HE MEANT TO CALL ACR Y ON RWY 26L. ACR X TAXIED ACROSS THE HOLD LINE FOR TKOF POS. CTLR WAS WORKING BOTH RWYS ON SEPARATE FREQS. CTLR CORRECTED THE SIT.
Narrative: HOLDING FOR TKOF AT THE END OF PHX RWY 26R WE HEARD TWR ASK US IF WE COULD TAKE AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. WE SAID YES, AND HE CLRED US INTO POS AND GAVE OUR CALL SIGN. THEN HE REALIZED HE WAS TALKING TO US ON THE N SIDE AND HE MEANT TO CALL ACR Y, NOT ACR X. WE HAD CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT BARS AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI BACK BEHIND THE LINE AND HOLD. A MISCOM BTWN TWR AND THE PLTS OF BOTH ACFT. IT IS MY OPINION THAT GOING TO ONE MAN IN THE PHX TWR DURING THIS TIME IS UNSAFE.
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.