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Flight crew of medium large transport understood cleared to 2000' MSL. Controller called at 3000' and alleged cleared only 4000'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 168774 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 168774 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 168772 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Descent into fll, vectored downwind for runway 27R. Clearance to 2000' and believe we read back clearance as normal practice. Passing through 3000', controller reported we were cleared to only 4000'. Leveled off at 3000'. Noticed traffic at 2000' approximately 4 mi north. Apparently confusion over same company similar identify on same frequency. Points out importance of complete readbacks including entire call sign for all clrncs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG UNDERSTOOD CLEARED TO 2000' MSL. CTLR CALLED AT 3000' AND ALLEGED CLEARED ONLY 4000'.
Narrative: DSNT INTO FLL, VECTORED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27R. CLRNC TO 2000' AND BELIEVE WE READ BACK CLRNC AS NORMAL PRACTICE. PASSING THROUGH 3000', CTLR RPTED WE WERE CLRED TO ONLY 4000'. LEVELED OFF AT 3000'. NOTICED TFC AT 2000' APPROX 4 MI N. APPARENTLY CONFUSION OVER SAME COMPANY SIMILAR IDENT ON SAME FREQ. POINTS OUT IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETE READBACKS INCLUDING ENTIRE CALL SIGN FOR ALL CLRNCS.
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.