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After landing on runway 31R, an SF34 pilot claims that they were instructed to cross runway 31C and monitor tower on another frequency. When calling on that frequency, the controller appeared to be confused as to the aircraft's position, then cleared them across runway 31L and asked that they call on the phone. The reporter claims that the tower just wanted to know what happened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 390230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Flight was cleared to land on runway 31R at dfw. We were talking with tower on frequency 127.50. After landing, tower told us to cross runway 35C and monitor tower on 126.55. After crossing runway 35C the first officer called tower on 126.55 and asked if tower wanted us to cross runway 35L. The controller stuttered a bit and said, 'ah, ya cross runway 35L.' we switched to ground control after crossing runway 35L and they informed us to call the tower with the number they gave us. The person I spoke with said no action would be taken, just wanted to find out what happened. It seems the 2 controllers were not talking to each other, from 127.5 to 126.55. Need better communications.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 31R, AN SF34 PLT CLAIMS THAT THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RWY 31C AND MONITOR TWR ON ANOTHER FREQ. WHEN CALLING ON THAT FREQ, THE CTLR APPEARED TO BE CONFUSED AS TO THE ACFT'S POS, THEN CLRED THEM ACROSS RWY 31L AND ASKED THAT THEY CALL ON THE PHONE. THE RPTR CLAIMS THAT THE TWR JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 31R AT DFW. WE WERE TALKING WITH TWR ON FREQ 127.50. AFTER LNDG, TWR TOLD US TO CROSS RWY 35C AND MONITOR TWR ON 126.55. AFTER XING RWY 35C THE FO CALLED TWR ON 126.55 AND ASKED IF TWR WANTED US TO CROSS RWY 35L. THE CTLR STUTTERED A BIT AND SAID, 'AH, YA CROSS RWY 35L.' WE SWITCHED TO GND CTL AFTER XING RWY 35L AND THEY INFORMED US TO CALL THE TWR WITH THE NUMBER THEY GAVE US. THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH SAID NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN, JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. IT SEEMS THE 2 CTLRS WERE NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER, FROM 127.5 TO 126.55. NEED BETTER COMS.
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.