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ATR72 PIC picks up an error on the part of the approach controller when controller gets air carrier flight numbers mixed up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| 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 : 180 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 362096 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation other |
Narrative:
ATC slowed us to 150 KTS at 3000 ft MSL, 10 NM out on the runway 31R localizer. Controller told us to turn to heading 170 degrees. This startled us as this would take us off the approach. I read back, 'you want us to turn to 170 degrees?' he replied in the affirmative. I repeated the clearance and complied. After the turn was completed, controller told us to maintain 3000 ft. Something still didn't seem right, so I asked the controller, 'let me make sure I've got this, you want us, air carrier Y, to turn to 170 degrees at 150 KTS and 3000 ft.' he replied 'no that was for another aircraft, turn to heading 130 degrees.' we did basically a 360 degree turn and completed the ILS to runway 31R. The controller seemed calm about the situation, leading me to believe he realized he had confused us with another company aircraft on frequency. I believed I should have made an inquiry in the beginning to the controller 'are you taking us off the approach?' this could have gotten the controller's attention sooner that we weren't the aircraft he was looking at on the scope.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR72 PIC PICKS UP AN ERROR ON THE PART OF THE APCH CTLR WHEN CTLR GETS ACR FLT NUMBERS MIXED UP.
Narrative: ATC SLOWED US TO 150 KTS AT 3000 FT MSL, 10 NM OUT ON THE RWY 31R LOC. CTLR TOLD US TO TURN TO HDG 170 DEGS. THIS STARTLED US AS THIS WOULD TAKE US OFF THE APCH. I READ BACK, 'YOU WANT US TO TURN TO 170 DEGS?' HE REPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. I REPEATED THE CLRNC AND COMPLIED. AFTER THE TURN WAS COMPLETED, CTLR TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT. SOMETHING STILL DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT, SO I ASKED THE CTLR, 'LET ME MAKE SURE I'VE GOT THIS, YOU WANT US, ACR Y, TO TURN TO 170 DEGS AT 150 KTS AND 3000 FT.' HE REPLIED 'NO THAT WAS FOR ANOTHER ACFT, TURN TO HDG 130 DEGS.' WE DID BASICALLY A 360 DEG TURN AND COMPLETED THE ILS TO RWY 31R. THE CTLR SEEMED CALM ABOUT THE SIT, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE HE REALIZED HE HAD CONFUSED US WITH ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT ON FREQ. I BELIEVED I SHOULD HAVE MADE AN INQUIRY IN THE BEGINNING TO THE CTLR 'ARE YOU TAKING US OFF THE APCH?' THIS COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE CTLR'S ATTN SOONER THAT WE WEREN'T THE ACFT HE WAS LOOKING AT ON THE SCOPE.
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.