<< >> NASA ASRS Report 295701, February 1995

Commuter departs with clearance not yet in effect after a 3 hour delay.

Attributes
ACN	295701
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	295701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	295703
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was delayed 3 hours, with passenger loading called for clearance, flight plan had dropped out of system. There was a company flight plan that was to be ours later but because of the delay it was available. So we picked it up. However company had dispatched another aircraft inbound with the same flight number. We taxied out for departure when tower realized there would be 2 aircraft with the same call sign in the same airspace. In the future I will never use a flight number without getting an okay from flight following first. It would certainly have been easy enough to refile the original flight plan, delaying only a few mins a flight already over 2 hours late.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER DEPARTS WITH CLRNC NOT YET IN EFFECT AFTER A 3 HR DELAY.

Narrative: FLT WAS DELAYED 3 HRS, WITH PAX LOADING CALLED FOR CLRNC, FLT PLAN HAD DROPPED OUT OF SYS. THERE WAS A COMPANY FLT PLAN THAT WAS TO BE OURS LATER BUT BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IT WAS AVAILABLE. SO WE PICKED IT UP. HOWEVER COMPANY HAD DISPATCHED ANOTHER ACFT INBOUND WITH THE SAME FLT NUMBER. WE TAXIED OUT FOR DEP WHEN TWR REALIZED THERE WOULD BE 2 ACFT WITH THE SAME CALL SIGN IN THE SAME AIRSPACE. IN THE FUTURE I WILL NEVER USE A FLT NUMBER WITHOUT GETTING AN OKAY FROM FLT FOLLOWING FIRST. IT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN EASY ENOUGH TO REFILE THE ORIGINAL FLT PLAN, DELAYING ONLY A FEW MINS A FLT ALREADY OVER 2 HRS LATE.

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.