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Reporter concerned regarding similarity of the airlines specified abreviated call sign to a major air carrier.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 156776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sts |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 156776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I'm a pilot for air express. The FAA approved a new call sign for us which is 'shasta'. Since this is so closely sounding to 'alaska' it poses a safety hazard due to the similarity. In a critical situation with a miscom this could cause an accident and I recommend that 'shasta' be changed to another call sign.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER CONCERNED REGARDING SIMILARITY OF THE AIRLINES SPECIFIED ABREVIATED CALL SIGN TO A MAJOR AIR CARRIER.
Narrative: I'M A PLT FOR AIR EXPRESS. THE FAA APPROVED A NEW CALL SIGN FOR US WHICH IS 'SHASTA'. SINCE THIS IS SO CLOSELY SOUNDING TO 'ALASKA' IT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE SIMILARITY. IN A CRITICAL SITUATION WITH A MISCOM THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I RECOMMEND THAT 'SHASTA' BE CHANGED TO ANOTHER CALL SIGN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.