B737-300 aircraft descending copied frequency change for another aircraft and temporarily lost communication with center. When re-establishing communication center advised reporter that they had to turn another aircraft to avoid him.

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Attributes
ACN	368390
Time
Date	199705
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tracon : pbi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : pbi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	368390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were descending into pbi in heavy rain and deviating with ZMA clearance when I switched to pbi approach control. (I must have copied clearance of another aircraft.) pbi approach control told me to go back to ZMA and I did. ZMA told me he had to turn another airplane to avoid us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 ACFT DSNDING COPIED FREQ CHANGE FOR ANOTHER ACFT AND TEMPORARILY LOST COM WITH CTR. WHEN RE-ESTABLISHING COM CTR ADVISED RPTR THAT THEY HAD TO TURN ANOTHER ACFT TO AVOID HIM.

Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING INTO PBI IN HVY RAIN AND DEVIATING WITH ZMA CLRNC WHEN I SWITCHED TO PBI APCH CTL. (I MUST HAVE COPIED CLRNC OF ANOTHER ACFT.) PBI APCH CTL TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO ZMA AND I DID. ZMA TOLD ME HE HAD TO TURN ANOTHER AIRPLANE TO AVOID US.

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.