Ground controller issued faulty taxi instructions to air carrier aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	309474
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	309474
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	309250
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Holding at F5 behind air carrier Y (B737) ahead on taxiway V short of runway 28C. Air carrier Y cleared across runway 28C to ramp via taxiway V. Air carrier X (our flight) cleared to ramp via taxiway V and west. Both pilots clearly heard and readback 'victor whiskey to ramp.' aircraft holding in position runway 28C while air carrier Y crossed runway 28C. Air carrier X followed air carrier Y across runway 28C on taxiway V noting aircraft holding in position. After crossing runway 28C, ground control said air carrier X was cleared on taxiway F, not taxiway V. Tower listened to the tape and verified that they had given air carrier X clearance to proceed on taxiway V mistakenly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CTLR ISSUED FAULTY TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO ACR ACFT.

Narrative: HOLDING AT F5 BEHIND ACR Y (B737) AHEAD ON TXWY V SHORT OF RWY 28C. ACR Y CLRED ACROSS RWY 28C TO RAMP VIA TXWY V. ACR X (OUR FLT) CLRED TO RAMP VIA TXWY V AND W. BOTH PLTS CLRLY HEARD AND READBACK 'VICTOR WHISKEY TO RAMP.' ACFT HOLDING IN POS RWY 28C WHILE ACR Y CROSSED RWY 28C. ACR X FOLLOWED ACR Y ACROSS RWY 28C ON TXWY V NOTING ACFT HOLDING IN POS. AFTER XING RWY 28C, GND CTL SAID ACR X WAS CLRED ON TXWY F, NOT TXWY V. TWR LISTENED TO THE TAPE AND VERIFIED THAT THEY HAD GIVEN ACR X CLRNC TO PROCEED ON TXWY V MISTAKENLY.

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.