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ATC equipment problem radio military X took turn meant for another aircraft had possible less than standard separation from military Y. Pilot deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234158 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ska |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : geg |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 234158 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
5 mlt's in IFR pattern. Because of poor radios at approach, mlt X took the turn of the other tanker, call signs were not similar, and end up nose to nose with mlt Y on the right base. For corrective action: fix the radios.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADIO MIL X TOOK TURN MEANT FOR ANOTHER ACFT HAD POSSIBLE LTSS FROM MIL Y. PLTDEV.
Narrative: 5 MLT'S IN IFR PATTERN. BECAUSE OF POOR RADIOS AT APCH, MLT X TOOK THE TURN OF THE OTHER TANKER, CALL SIGNS WERE NOT SIMILAR, AND END UP NOSE TO NOSE WITH MLT Y ON THE R BASE. FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION: FIX THE RADIOS.
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.