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An SF340 flight crew fears that they took the wrong clearance when they turned to a cleared heading in what was considered the wrong direction by the departure controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : syr.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : syr.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7024 flight time type : 2040 |
| ASRS Report | 437870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Once we were handed off to departure control, we were told to turn right to 180 degrees after departing runway 32. The first officer and I both heard the instructions and began our turn. Moments later, the controller said 'why aren't you in a left turn?' we said 'we thought you said right turn.' he then said 'don't worry, have a nice day.' we later heard somebody with the same call sign in the area, and we think the instructions may have been for the other guy. I don't think we got in trouble, but it sure got our attention. All instructions should be confirmed by the aircraft's full sign and company name -- all the time, by pilots and the controllers. I'll be more in tune to instructions in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SF340 FLC FEARS THAT THEY TOOK THE WRONG CLRNC WHEN THEY TURNED TO A CLRED HDG IN WHAT WAS CONSIDERED THE WRONG DIRECTION BY THE DEP CTLR.
Narrative: ONCE WE WERE HANDED OFF TO DEP CTL, WE WERE TOLD TO TURN R TO 180 DEGS AFTER DEPARTING RWY 32. THE FO AND I BOTH HEARD THE INSTRUCTIONS AND BEGAN OUR TURN. MOMENTS LATER, THE CTLR SAID 'WHY AREN'T YOU IN A L TURN?' WE SAID 'WE THOUGHT YOU SAID R TURN.' HE THEN SAID 'DON'T WORRY, HAVE A NICE DAY.' WE LATER HEARD SOMEBODY WITH THE SAME CALL SIGN IN THE AREA, AND WE THINK THE INSTRUCTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN FOR THE OTHER GUY. I DON'T THINK WE GOT IN TROUBLE, BUT IT SURE GOT OUR ATTN. ALL INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE CONFIRMED BY THE ACFT'S FULL SIGN AND COMPANY NAME -- ALL THE TIME, BY PLTS AND THE CTLRS. I'LL BE MORE IN TUNE TO INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FUTURE.
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.