STAR arrival issued for wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	291018
Time
Date	199412
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hnk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 55
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	291018
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our original clearance in lr-55 was 'as filed.' we had filed after hnk direct sweed direct and landing orh. After passing (hancock) hnk, ZBW issued a revised routing that included a 'sweed 3' arrival. The PNF could not find 'sweed 3' arrival for orh (worcester, ma) and advised ATC. After several radio xmissions, an impatient center controller advised us that the STAR was for bradley airport, and she indicated that it was our duty to know this. After landing we called commercial chart company to verify our chart currency and they confirmed that no stars exist for orh. Although there was no incident, we feel that safety was compromised in these ways: 1) 1 pilot is taken out of the loop in order to comply with ATC's unnecessary request (searching desperately to find a chart that doesn't exist). 2) the PF in this '2 crew required' aircraft cockpit is left with increased workload. His eyes now are the only eyes available to see and avoid other traffic. He has become the sole operator of a high performance aircraft in a high density area, with 600 KT ground speed, and confusion as to what direction to point it. 3) on an already congested frequency, these excessive radio xmissions not only hinder normal radio communications, but could prevent communications of immediate importance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STAR ARR ISSUED FOR WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: OUR ORIGINAL CLRNC IN LR-55 WAS 'AS FILED.' WE HAD FILED AFTER HNK DIRECT SWEED DIRECT AND LNDG ORH. AFTER PASSING (HANCOCK) HNK, ZBW ISSUED A REVISED ROUTING THAT INCLUDED A 'SWEED 3' ARR. THE PNF COULD NOT FIND 'SWEED 3' ARR FOR ORH (WORCESTER, MA) AND ADVISED ATC. AFTER SEVERAL RADIO XMISSIONS, AN IMPATIENT CTR CTLR ADVISED US THAT THE STAR WAS FOR BRADLEY ARPT, AND SHE INDICATED THAT IT WAS OUR DUTY TO KNOW THIS. AFTER LNDG WE CALLED COMMERCIAL CHART COMPANY TO VERIFY OUR CHART CURRENCY AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT NO STARS EXIST FOR ORH. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, WE FEEL THAT SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED IN THESE WAYS: 1) 1 PLT IS TAKEN OUT OF THE LOOP IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH ATC'S UNNECESSARY REQUEST (SEARCHING DESPERATELY TO FIND A CHART THAT DOESN'T EXIST). 2) THE PF IN THIS '2 CREW REQUIRED' ACFT COCKPIT IS LEFT WITH INCREASED WORKLOAD. HIS EYES NOW ARE THE ONLY EYES AVAILABLE TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER TFC. HE HAS BECOME THE SOLE OPERATOR OF A HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT IN A HIGH DENSITY AREA, WITH 600 KT GND SPD, AND CONFUSION AS TO WHAT DIRECTION TO POINT IT. 3) ON AN ALREADY CONGESTED FREQ, THESE EXCESSIVE RADIO XMISSIONS NOT ONLY HINDER NORMAL RADIO COMS, BUT COULD PREVENT COMS OF IMMEDIATE IMPORTANCE.

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.