While discussing new checklist procedures; SF340 crew accepted clearance to position and hold of ano...

Attributes
ACN	854366
Time
Date	200909
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 3200 Flight Crew Type 2800
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

We recently switched to new manuals and completely new checklists. After taxiing out and holding short of runway; we were parked on the runup pad with parking brake set. During this time we were discussing the new checklists and procedures for securing the cabin before takeoff. There was another flight with a similar call sign. When the tower instructed them to position and hold; we apparently read back and accepted their clearance. Tower did not advise us otherwise so we taxied into position. After sitting in position for a few minutes; we heard tower clear another flight for takeoff on our runway. We advised tower that we were in position on this runway. At that time he told us we must have taken someone else's clearance and said; 'but it turns out it is going to work out.' he then cleared us for takeoff and we continued to our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While discussing new checklist procedures; SF340 crew accepted clearance to position and hold of another flight with a similar sounding callsign.

Narrative: We recently switched to new manuals and completely new checklists. After taxiing out and holding short of runway; we were parked on the runup pad with parking brake set. During this time we were discussing the new checklists and procedures for securing the cabin before takeoff. There was another flight with a similar call sign. When the Tower instructed them to position and hold; we apparently read back and accepted their clearance. Tower did not advise us otherwise so we taxied into position. After sitting in position for a few minutes; we heard Tower clear another flight for takeoff on our runway. We advised Tower that we were in position on this runway. At that time he told us we must have taken someone else's clearance and said; 'but it turns out it is going to work out.' He then cleared us for takeoff and we continued to our destination.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.