Local controller working combined local frequencys at clt may have misspoke causing multiple gars.

Attributes
ACN	536230
Time
Date	200201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 23 other
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	controller radar : 2 flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	536230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 & 4
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

The clt tower was telling another aircraft on a different frequency landing on runway 23 to go around. We were landing on runway 18R. The tower controller working our frequency said 'no need to acknowledge, go around XXXX and YYYY.' we began our low altitude go around and reported this to the tower. There was a potential for 3 aircraft going around at the same time -- not a good thing. Apparently, our tower controller was just trying to advise us that an aircraft on a different runway was going around. However, the words didn't come out like she intended.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LCL CTLR WORKING COMBINED LCL FREQS AT CLT MAY HAVE MISSPOKE CAUSING MULTIPLE GARS.

Narrative: THE CLT TWR WAS TELLING ANOTHER ACFT ON A DIFFERENT FREQ LNDG ON RWY 23 TO GO AROUND. WE WERE LNDG ON RWY 18R. THE TWR CTLR WORKING OUR FREQ SAID 'NO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, GO AROUND XXXX AND YYYY.' WE BEGAN OUR LOW ALT GAR AND RPTED THIS TO THE TWR. THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR 3 ACFT GOING AROUND AT THE SAME TIME -- NOT A GOOD THING. APPARENTLY, OUR TWR CTLR WAS JUST TRYING TO ADVISE US THAT AN ACFT ON A DIFFERENT RWY WAS GOING AROUND. HOWEVER, THE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT LIKE SHE INTENDED.

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.