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2 aircraft with similar call signs cross runway at ewr when only 1 has clearance causing a go around for landing aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 465971 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 4R in ewr, we were holding short between runway 4R and runway 4L. Tower cleared a B737 flight (bxa) to cross runway 4L and contact ground. We were operating flight (gxa) and thought we were given clearance to cross the runway. We proceeded to cross runway 4L, and at the same time another aircraft was cleared to land and was told to go around because of the close proximity. After discussing the incident with ewr tower supervisor, no further action will be taken. I believe the closeness of the 2 call signs contributed to the miscom.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 ACFT WITH SIMILAR CALL SIGNS CROSS RWY AT EWR WHEN ONLY 1 HAS CLRNC CAUSING A GAR FOR LNDG ACFT.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 4R IN EWR, WE WERE HOLDING SHORT BTWN RWY 4R AND RWY 4L. TWR CLRED A B737 FLT (BXA) TO CROSS RWY 4L AND CONTACT GND. WE WERE OPERATING FLT (GXA) AND THOUGHT WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS THE RWY. WE PROCEEDED TO CROSS RWY 4L, AND AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND AND WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROX. AFTER DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT WITH EWR TWR SUPVR, NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. I BELIEVE THE CLOSENESS OF THE 2 CALL SIGNS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISCOM.
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.