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Beech 90 pilot reported of similar sounding fixes. The pilot entered pumkn; located to the west in iowa; rather than pmpkn; north of pwk; which made chicago TRACON question where they were going.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1353883 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PWK.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Non Radar 41 Air Traffic Control Radar 40 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 55 Flight Crew Total 6800 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
While being vectored at 6;000 ft was instructed direct pmpkn; climb to 11;000. I entered in the GPS data base pumkn and turned and climbed. Within minutes controller said 'where are you going?' I said; 'pumkn.' he said; 'turn to 360 and descend immediately to 6;000'.the pumkn point is an actual fix; though different than pmpkn. I feel chicago controllers need to be careful assigning this fix if anyone else has done this. It was however totally my error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Beech 90 pilot reported of similar sounding fixes. The pilot entered PUMKN; located to the west in Iowa; rather than PMPKN; north of PWK; which made Chicago TRACON question where they were going.
Narrative: While being vectored at 6;000 ft was instructed direct PMPKN; climb to 11;000. I entered in the GPS data base PUMKN and turned and climbed. Within minutes controller said 'Where are you going?' I said; 'PUMKN.' He said; 'Turn to 360 and descend immediately to 6;000'.The PUMKN point is an actual fix; though different than PMPKN. I feel Chicago Controllers need to be careful assigning this fix if anyone else has done this. It was however totally my error.
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