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Air carrier X similar sounding company names took approach clearance meant for another aircraft. Altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 295518 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bur |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bur |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 16000 |
| ASRS Report | 295518 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5450 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 295522 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After making visual contact with a cherokee on left and king air on right excepted a clearance to cross budde FAF at 3000 ft MSL and cleared ILS/visual runway 8 burbank. Apparently the clearance was for a different aircraft but nothing was said to us after our readback of the clearance. Similar call signs have always been a problem and I was overdue to descend for the approach apparently causing me to grab the clearance and causing the confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR X SIMILAR SOUNDING COMPANY NAMES TOOK APCH CLRNC MEANT FOR ANOTHER ACFT. ALTDEV.
Narrative: AFTER MAKING VISUAL CONTACT WITH A CHEROKEE ON L AND KING AIR ON R EXCEPTED A CLRNC TO CROSS BUDDE FAF AT 3000 FT MSL AND CLRED ILS/VISUAL RWY 8 BURBANK. APPARENTLY THE CLRNC WAS FOR A DIFFERENT ACFT BUT NOTHING WAS SAID TO US AFTER OUR READBACK OF THE CLRNC. SIMILAR CALL SIGNS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PROB AND I WAS OVERDUE TO DSND FOR THE APCH APPARENTLY CAUSING ME TO GRAB THE CLRNC AND CAUSING THE CONFUSION.
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.