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Air carrier mdt captain, providing an ioc, replies to a similar but wrong call sign, and taxies onto the runway for takeoff. This action is recognized by the tower local controller when the aircraft is onto the runway, causing another aircraft to receive alternate landing instructions to another runway. Captain concerned that tower did not catch incorrect readback and with perceived, overworked controllers. Pilot suggests tower voice to written word computers for controllers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 460 |
| ASRS Report | 411380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The new captain called for the before takeoff checklist while we were #1 (aircraft X) for takeoff on runway 22R at ewr. The controller cleared an air carrier jet (aircraft Z) into takeoff position and hold on runway 22L and sidestepped an ATR (aircraft Y) to runway 22R. I answered for position and hold runway 22L, which was for the other jet. The controller did not pay attention to my incorrect readback. We started to taxi toward position and hold on runway 22R. About 30 seconds elapsed and then the controller caught the error and told us to stop. The controller asked the ATR (aircraft Y) to fly overhead and land on runway 11. Since I did not hear the ATC clearance properly, I should have confirmed it. My readback was also incorrect, as I stated runway 22L, which was for the other aircraft. Ewr tower controllers seem to be too overworked to have the ability to pay attention to all readbacks! They should have a computer that shows our readbacks in print! There are many computers that convert voice to print. Also, since I am in the training department, I am suggesting that we teach our pilots not to run before takeoff checklist while #1 for takeoff. Run them while #2 or only after ATC has instructed us into position and hold.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MDT CAPT, PROVIDING AN IOC, REPLIES TO A SIMILAR BUT WRONG CALL SIGN, AND TAXIES ONTO THE RWY FOR TKOF. THIS ACTION IS RECOGNIZED BY THE TWR LCL CTLR WHEN THE ACFT IS ONTO THE RWY, CAUSING ANOTHER ACFT TO RECEIVE ALTERNATE LNDG INSTRUCTIONS TO ANOTHER RWY. CAPT CONCERNED THAT TWR DID NOT CATCH INCORRECT READBACK AND WITH PERCEIVED, OVERWORKED CTLRS. PLT SUGGESTS TWR VOICE TO WRITTEN WORD COMPUTERS FOR CTLRS.
Narrative: THE NEW CAPT CALLED FOR THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WHILE WE WERE #1 (ACFT X) FOR TKOF ON RWY 22R AT EWR. THE CTLR CLRED AN ACR JET (ACFT Z) INTO TKOF POS AND HOLD ON RWY 22L AND SIDESTEPPED AN ATR (ACFT Y) TO RWY 22R. I ANSWERED FOR POS AND HOLD RWY 22L, WHICH WAS FOR THE OTHER JET. THE CTLR DID NOT PAY ATTN TO MY INCORRECT READBACK. WE STARTED TO TAXI TOWARD POS AND HOLD ON RWY 22R. ABOUT 30 SECONDS ELAPSED AND THEN THE CTLR CAUGHT THE ERROR AND TOLD US TO STOP. THE CTLR ASKED THE ATR (ACFT Y) TO FLY OVERHEAD AND LAND ON RWY 11. SINCE I DID NOT HEAR THE ATC CLRNC PROPERLY, I SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMED IT. MY READBACK WAS ALSO INCORRECT, AS I STATED RWY 22L, WHICH WAS FOR THE OTHER ACFT. EWR TWR CTLRS SEEM TO BE TOO OVERWORKED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY ATTN TO ALL READBACKS! THEY SHOULD HAVE A COMPUTER THAT SHOWS OUR READBACKS IN PRINT! THERE ARE MANY COMPUTERS THAT CONVERT VOICE TO PRINT. ALSO, SINCE I AM IN THE TRAINING DEPT, I AM SUGGESTING THAT WE TEACH OUR PLTS NOT TO RUN BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WHILE #1 FOR TKOF. RUN THEM WHILE #2 OR ONLY AFTER ATC HAS INSTRUCTED US INTO POS AND HOLD.
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.