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Small aircraft on approach sees small aircraft B pull in front, enter final. Controller using wrong call sign tries to straighten out situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 192159 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : agc |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : agc tracon : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1520 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 192159 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I called agc tower 10 mi east inbound landing. Was given: straight in runway 28, report 4 mi. Reported 4 mi out passing OM. At approximately 2 mi from airport an small aircraft B turned onto final in front of me (approximately 500 ft in front of me). Tower controller immediately called small aircraft B and issued a left turn for runway 31 which he complied with and I took no evasive action. I had heard the tower talking to the small aircraft B prior to this but paid no attention. Also I had heard the tower calling an aircraft using a call sign sometimes small aircraft C, sometimes small aircraft a, XXXX. He may have been trying to contact me but only 1 of 3 characters in the call sign were correct, and type of aircraft was 50/50. So I didn't ask if he wanted me. After landing on runway 28, tower called me using the incorrect call sign mentioned above with instruction to 'continue to next intersection, turn left, contact ground control.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ON APCH SEES SMA B PULL IN FRONT, ENTER FINAL. CTLR USING WRONG CALL SIGN TRIES TO STRAIGHTEN OUT SITUATION.
Narrative: I CALLED AGC TWR 10 MI E INBOUND LNDG. WAS GIVEN: STRAIGHT IN RWY 28, RPT 4 MI. RPTED 4 MI OUT PASSING OM. AT APPROX 2 MI FROM ARPT AN SMA B TURNED ONTO FINAL IN FRONT OF ME (APPROX 500 FT IN FRONT OF ME). TWR CTLR IMMEDIATELY CALLED SMA B AND ISSUED A L TURN FOR RWY 31 WHICH HE COMPLIED WITH AND I TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION. I HAD HEARD THE TWR TALKING TO THE SMA B PRIOR TO THIS BUT PAID NO ATTN. ALSO I HAD HEARD THE TWR CALLING AN ACFT USING A CALL SIGN SOMETIMES SMA C, SOMETIMES SMA A, XXXX. HE MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT ME BUT ONLY 1 OF 3 CHARACTERS IN THE CALL SIGN WERE CORRECT, AND TYPE OF ACFT WAS 50/50. SO I DIDN'T ASK IF HE WANTED ME. AFTER LNDG ON RWY 28, TWR CALLED ME USING THE INCORRECT CALL SIGN MENTIONED ABOVE WITH INSTRUCTION TO 'CONTINUE TO NEXT INTXN, TURN L, CONTACT GND CTL.'
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.