<< >> NASA ASRS Report 510914, May 2001

ATCT local controller at ewr uses reporter's call sign to clear an arrival rolling out on runway 22L to cross runway 22R. Reporter was holding short of runway 22R for takeoff and both aircraft crossed.

Attributes
ACN	510914
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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	B757 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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2331
ASRS Report	510914
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	510750
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were holding short runway 22R number one for takeoff. Apparently sequencing was not working well as about every other aircraft was sidestepping from runway 22L to land runway 22R. After several mins tower said, 'air carrier X cross runway 22R hold short runway 22L pv'. I thought the tower was going to use a gap on runway 22L to get us going so we crossed. I saw taxiway P on my chart, but not 'pv.' I planned to figure it out on the other side. No planes were close on final. After crossing tower said we had taken a clearance for another airplane. We uneventfully circled back around and took off. No conflict was noted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the company ATC rep had listened to the tower tapes and indicated the controller had used an incorrect call sign.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT LCL CTLR AT EWR USES REPORTER'S CALL SIGN TO CLEAR AN ARRIVAL ROLLING OUT ON RWY 22L TO CROSS RWY 22R. RPTR WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 22R FOR TKOF AND BOTH ACFT CROSSED.

Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING SHORT RWY 22R NUMBER ONE FOR TAKEOFF. APPARENTLY SEQUENCING WAS NOT WORKING WELL AS ABOUT EVERY OTHER ACFT WAS SIDESTEPPING FROM RWY 22L TO LAND RWY 22R. AFTER SEVERAL MINS TWR SAID, 'ACR X CROSS RWY 22R HOLD SHORT RWY 22L PV'. I THOUGHT THE TWR WAS GOING TO USE A GAP ON RWY 22L TO GET US GOING SO WE CROSSED. I SAW TXWY P ON MY CHART, BUT NOT 'PV.' I PLANNED TO FIGURE IT OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE. NO PLANES WERE CLOSE ON FINAL. AFTER CROSSING TWR SAID WE HAD TAKEN A CLRNC FOR ANOTHER AIRPLANE. WE UNEVENTFULLY CIRCLED BACK AROUND AND TOOK OFF. NO CONFLICT WAS NOTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE COMPANY ATC REP HAD LISTENED TO THE TWR TAPES AND INDICATED THE CTLR HAD USED AN INCORRECT CALL SIGN.

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.