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Flight crew of an medium large transport used the wrong VOR NAVAID during transition for a STAR arrival resulting in being off course by 23 mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 293830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rsw |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11500 |
| ASRS Report | 293830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 294140 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
There are 1 too many VOR's with 'county' in their name on the collier 4 arrival (cce.CCE4) to the miami international airport, miami, fl. We were on the lee county transition (rsw. CCE4) from tampa at 24000 when we were cleared direct collier county thence via the 110 degree radial. Instead of flying to collier county we flew to lee county and intercepted the lee county 110 degree radial instead. We were 23 NM north of where we should have been. ATC said 'no problem this happens all the time' (ie, confusion over lee county and collier county vors) if the names of the vors were different then the confusion would not have occurred these names sound too much alike!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG USED THE WRONG VOR NAVAID DURING TRANSITION FOR A STAR ARR RESULTING IN BEING OFF COURSE BY 23 MI.
Narrative: THERE ARE 1 TOO MANY VOR'S WITH 'COUNTY' IN THEIR NAME ON THE COLLIER 4 ARR (CCE.CCE4) TO THE MIAMI INTL ARPT, MIAMI, FL. WE WERE ON THE LEE COUNTY TRANSITION (RSW. CCE4) FROM TAMPA AT 24000 WHEN WE WERE CLRED DIRECT COLLIER COUNTY THENCE VIA THE 110 DEG RADIAL. INSTEAD OF FLYING TO COLLIER COUNTY WE FLEW TO LEE COUNTY AND INTERCEPTED THE LEE COUNTY 110 DEG RADIAL INSTEAD. WE WERE 23 NM N OF WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. ATC SAID 'NO PROB THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME' (IE, CONFUSION OVER LEE COUNTY AND COLLIER COUNTY VORS) IF THE NAMES OF THE VORS WERE DIFFERENT THEN THE CONFUSION WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED THESE NAMES SOUND TOO MUCH ALIKE!
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.