Flight crew had difficulty finding intersections in the blm area.

Attributes
ACN	88560
Time
Date	198805
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : blm
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : wri
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	88560
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Upon arrival to the vicinity of blm we were cleared for a VOR approach and were not able to get below ceiling at MDA. We were then instructed to go direct to casvi intersection and hold. Immediately after that we were instructed to go direct cabby and hold. I feel that the intersection names are confusing and one of the names should be changes. It may sound simple to ask for a spelling of the intersection from the controller, but in the world of busy nj, the chance of getting a word in edgewise is slim. Also, being from a different part of the country, the controller pronounced the intersection differently, and I had a hard time understanding. My copilot and I spent some valuable time trying to understand the controller and distinguishing cabby from casvi. Two more contrasting names might keep another pilot from holding in the wrong spot due to a controller's workload and pronunciation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: when the missed approach was executed, they were cleared direct to cabby intersection. Cabby intersection is not depicted on the VOR a chart, only on the sdf runway 14 chart. Approach controller did not give flight crew a clue that the intersection was on a chart different that the one in use. The entire operation required a lot of scrambling in the cockpit as 3 different charts had to be scanned to locate the intxns involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING INTERSECTIONS IN THE BLM AREA.

Narrative: UPON ARR TO THE VICINITY OF BLM WE WERE CLRED FOR A VOR APCH AND WERE NOT ABLE TO GET BELOW CEILING AT MDA. WE WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO GO DIRECT TO CASVI INTXN AND HOLD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO GO DIRECT CABBY AND HOLD. I FEEL THAT THE INTXN NAMES ARE CONFUSING AND ONE OF THE NAMES SHOULD BE CHANGES. IT MAY SOUND SIMPLE TO ASK FOR A SPELLING OF THE INTXN FROM THE CTLR, BUT IN THE WORLD OF BUSY NJ, THE CHANCE OF GETTING A WORD IN EDGEWISE IS SLIM. ALSO, BEING FROM A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COUNTRY, THE CTLR PRONOUNCED THE INTXN DIFFERENTLY, AND I HAD A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING. MY COPLT AND I SPENT SOME VALUABLE TIME TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CTLR AND DISTINGUISHING CABBY FROM CASVI. TWO MORE CONTRASTING NAMES MIGHT KEEP ANOTHER PLT FROM HOLDING IN THE WRONG SPOT DUE TO A CTLR'S WORKLOAD AND PRONUNCIATION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: WHEN THE MISSED APCH WAS EXECUTED, THEY WERE CLRED DIRECT TO CABBY INTERSECTION. CABBY INTXN IS NOT DEPICTED ON THE VOR A CHART, ONLY ON THE SDF RWY 14 CHART. APCH CTLR DID NOT GIVE FLT CREW A CLUE THAT THE INTXN WAS ON A CHART DIFFERENT THAT THE ONE IN USE. THE ENTIRE OPERATION REQUIRED A LOT OF SCRAMBLING IN THE COCKPIT AS 3 DIFFERENT CHARTS HAD TO BE SCANNED TO LOCATE THE INTXNS INVOLVED.

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.