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Flight crew approaching mem planned to fly holly 5 arrival. After controller intervened they realized they had been cleared for the walet 5 arrival on their dispatch release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 162131 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 162139 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Pilots inadvertently flew the holly 5 STAR and not the walet 5 STAR arrival into mem. Controller turned us toward the walet 5 arrival. Nothing was said. Both STAR arrs use the grw VOR. Prevention would be pilot's adherence to flight plan. Also, greenwood and greenville VOR's are close together. One should have a name change. Supplemental information from acn 162139: I finally looked at the dispatch release and realized that it said the walet 5 to mem instead of the holly 5. We were both stunned that such an obvious fact had escaped us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW APCHING MEM PLANNED TO FLY HOLLY 5 ARR. AFTER CTLR INTERVENED THEY REALIZED THEY HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE WALET 5 ARR ON THEIR DISPATCH RELEASE.
Narrative: PLTS INADVERTENTLY FLEW THE HOLLY 5 STAR AND NOT THE WALET 5 STAR ARR INTO MEM. CTLR TURNED US TOWARD THE WALET 5 ARR. NOTHING WAS SAID. BOTH STAR ARRS USE THE GRW VOR. PREVENTION WOULD BE PLT'S ADHERENCE TO FLT PLAN. ALSO, GREENWOOD AND GREENVILLE VOR'S ARE CLOSE TOGETHER. ONE SHOULD HAVE A NAME CHANGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 162139: I FINALLY LOOKED AT THE DISPATCH RELEASE AND REALIZED THAT IT SAID THE WALET 5 TO MEM INSTEAD OF THE HOLLY 5. WE WERE BOTH STUNNED THAT SUCH AN OBVIOUS FACT HAD ESCAPED US.
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.