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A BE02 flight crew accepts a clearance for another aircraft with a similar call sign while under control of ZDC, dc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470492 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mol.vor |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 470492 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While cruising at 16000 ft MSL, ATC advised, what we thought was for us, to descend to 12000 ft MSL. We responded with our flight number to descend and maintain 12000 ft. There was no correction from ATC. Upon reaching approximately 15700 ft MSL, ATC advised us to maintain 16000 ft. We verified that we were to maintain 16000 ft not 12000 ft, and he responded that the descent was not for us. So we immediately corrected for the misunderstanding, and then he said that the descent we initiated was no problem, and that we could now descend at our discretion to maintain 12000 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE02 FLC ACCEPTS A CLRNC FOR ANOTHER ACFT WITH A SIMILAR CALL SIGN WHILE UNDER CTL OF ZDC, DC.
Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT 16000 FT MSL, ATC ADVISED, WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS FOR US, TO DSND TO 12000 FT MSL. WE RESPONDED WITH OUR FLT NUMBER TO DSND AND MAINTAIN 12000 FT. THERE WAS NO CORRECTION FROM ATC. UPON REACHING APPROX 15700 FT MSL, ATC ADVISED US TO MAINTAIN 16000 FT. WE VERIFIED THAT WE WERE TO MAINTAIN 16000 FT NOT 12000 FT, AND HE RESPONDED THAT THE DSCNT WAS NOT FOR US. SO WE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING, AND THEN HE SAID THAT THE DSCNT WE INITIATED WAS NO PROB, AND THAT WE COULD NOW DSND AT OUR DISCRETION TO MAINTAIN 12000 FT MSL.
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.