Reporter filed to ads, tx, but cleared to aex, la.

Attributes
ACN	326715
Time
Date	199601
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gls airport : ads
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-5
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	326715
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Duat IFR flight plan filed and entered. Computer printout of IFR (sids, victor and STAR) to ads (addison, tx). Clearance given to alexandria, la. Eventually corrected on ground. First departure handoff continued to route to la, despite corrected clearance delivery sids, direct as filed. Duat system error?? Correctly entered on computer? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that his duat printout was correct with the proper identifier. Apparently clearance delivery made an error and mixed up the 2 identifiers. Alexandria is aex and addison is ads. Since this was in a printout it was not a problem hearing it wrong, but interpreting it wrong. What bothered reporter was that no one along the line in ATC seemed to expect him or know who he was. He of course had to refile prior to departure, on the ground, but things still got mixed up. Reporter has not had any follow up on the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR FILED TO ADS, TX, BUT CLRED TO AEX, LA.

Narrative: DUAT IFR FLT PLAN FILED AND ENTERED. COMPUTER PRINTOUT OF IFR (SIDS, VICTOR AND STAR) TO ADS (ADDISON, TX). CLRNC GIVEN TO ALEXANDRIA, LA. EVENTUALLY CORRECTED ON GND. FIRST DEP HDOF CONTINUED TO RTE TO LA, DESPITE CORRECTED CLRNC DELIVERY SIDS, DIRECT AS FILED. DUAT SYS ERROR?? CORRECTLY ENTERED ON COMPUTER? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT HIS DUAT PRINTOUT WAS CORRECT WITH THE PROPER IDENTIFIER. APPARENTLY CLRNC DELIVERY MADE AN ERROR AND MIXED UP THE 2 IDENTIFIERS. ALEXANDRIA IS AEX AND ADDISON IS ADS. SINCE THIS WAS IN A PRINTOUT IT WAS NOT A PROB HEARING IT WRONG, BUT INTERPRETING IT WRONG. WHAT BOTHERED RPTR WAS THAT NO ONE ALONG THE LINE IN ATC SEEMED TO EXPECT HIM OR KNOW WHO HE WAS. HE OF COURSE HAD TO REFILE PRIOR TO DEP, ON THE GND, BUT THINGS STILL GOT MIXED UP. RPTR HAS NOT HAD ANY FOLLOW UP ON THE INCIDENT.

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.