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C90 flm describes a situation where an aircraft is issued direct a fix but the aircraft turns towards another fix that is similar sounding but in a different state.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1217371 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | C90.TRACON |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 6 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was issued direct to pmpkn; one of C90's new STAR fixes. The aircraft turned west towards pumkn located in western iowa.leave everything alone and pronounce C90's new fix; pmpkn; 'pimpkin.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C90 FLM describes a situation where an aircraft is issued direct a fix but the aircraft turns towards another fix that is similar sounding but in a different state.
Narrative: Aircraft X was issued direct to PMPKN; one of C90's new STAR fixes. The aircraft turned west towards PUMKN located in western Iowa.Leave everything alone and pronounce C90's new fix; PMPKN; 'Pimpkin.'
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.