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Wrong callsign used and aircraft followed 2 medium large transport across active runway, resulting in unable to clear active runway ad subsequent go around of 2 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 85438 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : 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 : 168 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 85438 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 85270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing to stapleton airport runway 26 left, we were instructed by the tower to exit the runway at B3 then to taxi to B4 and hold short first officer runway 26L. Holding short of runway 26L at B4, we noticed 2 company medium large transport on taxiway C4 between runways 26L and 26R. The tower then cleared air carrier medium large transport to cross runway 26R and contact ground control. As we started to taxi from B4 to C4 the 2 company medium large transport did not move. At this point we had already xed the runway hold line at B4, so we were committed to taxi to C4. As we approached the second medium large transport parked on C4, the tower told an aircraft that was on final approach to runway 26L to go around. Several moments later a second aircraft landed on 26L. An medium large transport then landed on runway 26R and turned off of the runway at taxiway C4 to the ramp. The tower then called the first company medium large transport parked on taxiway C4, short of runway 26R, and asked this aircraft what his number was. The tower operator then clarified all of the flight numbers of the 3 medium large transport flts parked on taxiway C4 between runways 26L and 26R. After all of the numbers were clarified, the tower then cleared all 3 aircraft to cross runway 26R and contact ground control. This situation occurred because the tower operator placed our flight number (air carrier medium large transport) to the wrong number.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WRONG CALLSIGN USED AND ACFT FOLLOWED 2 MLG ACROSS ACTIVE RWY, RESULTING IN UNABLE TO CLEAR ACTIVE RWY AD SUBSEQUENT GO AROUND OF 2 ACFT.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG TO STAPLETON ARPT RWY 26 LEFT, WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR TO EXIT THE RWY AT B3 THEN TO TAXI TO B4 AND HOLD SHORT FO RWY 26L. HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 26L AT B4, WE NOTICED 2 COMPANY MLG ON TXWY C4 BTWN RWYS 26L AND 26R. THE TWR THEN CLRED ACR MLG TO CROSS RWY 26R AND CONTACT GND CTL. AS WE STARTED TO TAXI FROM B4 TO C4 THE 2 COMPANY MLG DID NOT MOVE. AT THIS POINT WE HAD ALREADY XED THE RWY HOLD LINE AT B4, SO WE WERE COMMITTED TO TAXI TO C4. AS WE APCHED THE SECOND MLG PARKED ON C4, THE TWR TOLD AN ACFT THAT WAS ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 26L TO GO AROUND. SEVERAL MOMENTS LATER A SECOND ACFT LANDED ON 26L. AN MLG THEN LANDED ON RWY 26R AND TURNED OFF OF THE RWY AT TXWY C4 TO THE RAMP. THE TWR THEN CALLED THE FIRST COMPANY MLG PARKED ON TXWY C4, SHORT OF RWY 26R, AND ASKED THIS ACFT WHAT HIS NUMBER WAS. THE TWR OPERATOR THEN CLARIFIED ALL OF THE FLT NUMBERS OF THE 3 MLG FLTS PARKED ON TXWY C4 BTWN RWYS 26L AND 26R. AFTER ALL OF THE NUMBERS WERE CLARIFIED, THE TWR THEN CLRED ALL 3 ACFT TO CROSS RWY 26R AND CONTACT GND CTL. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TWR OPERATOR PLACED OUR FLT NUMBER (ACR MLG) TO THE WRONG NUMBER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.