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A general aviation pilot reported a near midair collision due to communication issues with similar sounding call signs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1729971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BED.Airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 13 Flight Crew Total 68 Flight Crew Type 13 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
There was another aircraft on frequency with a similar callsign. ATC tried to contact me in order to stop climbing due to intersecting traffic descending for the left downwind. I had just taken off and did a southerly turnout. ATC did use my full call sign and north number. However; I missed that transmission and aircraft Y responded instead. ATC thought it was me and didn't repeat the transmission. Shortly after; my passenger in the front right seat pointed out the aircraft. And I immediately stopped my climb and began a rapid descent. I am fairly certain that if she hadn't pointed that aircraft out; we would have flown right into it. I had heavily emphasized sterile cockpit rules and scanning for traffic during their passenger brief; and as first time general aviation passengers; they put effort into looking for traffic with me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A General Aviation pilot reported a NMAC due to communication issues with similar sounding call signs.
Narrative: There was another aircraft on frequency with a similar callsign. ATC tried to contact me in order to stop climbing due to intersecting traffic descending for the left downwind. I had just taken off and did a southerly turnout. ATC did use my full call sign and N number. However; I missed that transmission and Aircraft Y responded instead. ATC thought it was me and didn't repeat the transmission. Shortly after; my passenger in the front right seat pointed out the aircraft. And I immediately stopped my climb and began a rapid descent. I am fairly certain that if she hadn't pointed that aircraft out; we would have flown right into it. I had heavily emphasized sterile cockpit rules and scanning for traffic during their passenger brief; and as first time General Aviation passengers; they put effort into looking for traffic with me.
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.