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An air carrier flight crew flying B737 accepts and acknowledged climb clearance meant for another aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : las.vortac |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : l30.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : oasis |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 430160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After turn south to intercept 211 degree radial on oasis departure, we were cleared to 7000 ft and then given 8000 ft. Before reaching 8000 ft (first officer flying), both pilots heard controller clear aircraft to 12000 ft. Passing 8500 ft, controller caught climb and said climb wasn't for us and to expedite climb through 9500 ft for traffic. Similar sounding call signs seemed to be the problem. Whether we heard our call sign because we wanted to, or the wrong call sign was given I don't know. We saw traffic visually and on TCASII, never felt in danger. I remember feeling a little uncomfortable with all the traffic I saw on the TCASII and maybe should have questioned ATC. I did repeat call sign and altitude cleared to when given clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING B737 ACCEPTS AND ACKNOWLEDGED CLB CLRNC MEANT FOR ANOTHER ACFT.
Narrative: AFTER TURN S TO INTERCEPT 211 DEG RADIAL ON OASIS DEP, WE WERE CLRED TO 7000 FT AND THEN GIVEN 8000 FT. BEFORE REACHING 8000 FT (FO FLYING), BOTH PLTS HEARD CTLR CLR ACFT TO 12000 FT. PASSING 8500 FT, CTLR CAUGHT CLB AND SAID CLB WASN'T FOR US AND TO EXPEDITE CLB THROUGH 9500 FT FOR TFC. SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGNS SEEMED TO BE THE PROB. WHETHER WE HEARD OUR CALL SIGN BECAUSE WE WANTED TO, OR THE WRONG CALL SIGN WAS GIVEN I DON'T KNOW. WE SAW TFC VISUALLY AND ON TCASII, NEVER FELT IN DANGER. I REMEMBER FEELING A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ALL THE TFC I SAW ON THE TCASII AND MAYBE SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED ATC. I DID REPEAT CALL SIGN AND ALT CLRED TO WHEN GIVEN CLRNC.
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.