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Unauthorized runway entry. Aircraft equipment problem air carrier taxies onto runway because they mistake another air carrier's clearance for their own and also suffer radio problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303457 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca tower : dca tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 303457 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
#1 radio was in use on the morning of apr/sun/95, flight between dca and bos, #1 for takeoff. ATC cleared an aircraft to position and hold on runway 15 with a call sign similar to ours I read back 'XXXX position and hold runway 18.' no other xmissions heard, in position then heard ATC yelling 'clear the runway now.' we did so as soon as possible. ATC told us that he had told us to hold short and the call was for aircraft on runway 15. We did not hear that transmission and he said 'no problem, no conflict!' then we were cleared for takeoff commanded to contact departure. We did so then a few mins later ATC said that this was his 7TH transmission to us, the first we heard. We then switched to #2 radio. No other receiver problems on the #2. Later in the flight, we tested #1 radio. Apparently, after the radio warmed up, there were no more problems with that radio.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY. ACFT EQUIP PROB ACR TAXIES ONTO RWY BECAUSE THEY MISTAKE ANOTHER ACR'S CLRNC FOR THEIR OWN AND ALSO SUFFER RADIO PROBS.
Narrative: #1 RADIO WAS IN USE ON THE MORNING OF APR/SUN/95, FLT BTWN DCA AND BOS, #1 FOR TKOF. ATC CLRED AN ACFT TO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 15 WITH A CALL SIGN SIMILAR TO OURS I READ BACK 'XXXX POS AND HOLD RWY 18.' NO OTHER XMISSIONS HEARD, IN POS THEN HEARD ATC YELLING 'CLR THE RWY NOW.' WE DID SO ASAP. ATC TOLD US THAT HE HAD TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT AND THE CALL WAS FOR ACFT ON RWY 15. WE DID NOT HEAR THAT XMISSION AND HE SAID 'NO PROB, NO CONFLICT!' THEN WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF COMMANDED TO CONTACT DEP. WE DID SO THEN A FEW MINS LATER ATC SAID THAT THIS WAS HIS 7TH XMISSION TO US, THE FIRST WE HEARD. WE THEN SWITCHED TO #2 RADIO. NO OTHER RECEIVER PROBS ON THE #2. LATER IN THE FLT, WE TESTED #1 RADIO. APPARENTLY, AFTER THE RADIO WARMED UP, THERE WERE NO MORE PROBS WITH THAT RADIO.
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.