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Medium large transport made an unauthorized taxi across an active runway causing another aircraft to go around. Tower used his call sign for another aircraft on a different runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 314330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| 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 | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 314330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing at day we were told to hold short of runway 36 on our way to the ramp. Captain set the parking brake and I turned off tower frequency to call company to get our gate assignment, in accordance with company SOP. While I was talking to company, captain received clearance to cross and acknowledged 'clear to cross.' as we taxied across runway 36, we looked left and saw a twin turboprop on short final to runway 36 do a go around. After reviewing the ATC tapes, it was discovered the tower controller had used our call sign to instruct another company aircraft to cross runway 6. Captain acknowledged our call sign as clearance to cross runway 36. 2 different errors by 2 different people. If I had continued monitoring ATC until we had crossed all active runways, before calling company, I might have caught at least one of the errors and prevented a potentially hazardous situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG MADE AN UNAUTH TAXI ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY CAUSING ANOTHER ACFT TO GAR. TWR USED HIS CALL SIGN FOR ANOTHER ACFT ON A DIFFERENT RWY.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT DAY WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 36 ON OUR WAY TO THE RAMP. CAPT SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND I TURNED OFF TWR FREQ TO CALL COMPANY TO GET OUR GATE ASSIGNMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY SOP. WHILE I WAS TALKING TO COMPANY, CAPT RECEIVED CLRNC TO CROSS AND ACKNOWLEDGED 'CLR TO CROSS.' AS WE TAXIED ACROSS RWY 36, WE LOOKED L AND SAW A TWIN TURBOPROP ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 36 DO A GAR. AFTER REVIEWING THE ATC TAPES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TWR CTLR HAD USED OUR CALL SIGN TO INSTRUCT ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT TO CROSS RWY 6. CAPT ACKNOWLEDGED OUR CALL SIGN AS CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 36. 2 DIFFERENT ERRORS BY 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE. IF I HAD CONTINUED MONITORING ATC UNTIL WE HAD CROSSED ALL ACTIVE RWYS, BEFORE CALLING COMPANY, I MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT AT LEAST ONE OF THE ERRORS AND PREVENTED A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
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.