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ATR42 aircraft was cleared into position on runway with advisory of traffic landing on their runway. Local controller then told flight crew to exit runway and that they had not been cleared onto runway, that the clearance was for an aircraft on the parallel runway. Both rptrs (flight crew) stated that ATCT local controller used the wrong call sign consistently and even after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395797 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| 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 : 150 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 395797 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 395690 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Was cleared into position and hold for departure and was advised that traffic landing our runway was 7 mi out. Were then instructed to exit the runway as we had taken a runway clearance from that of another aircraft. Aircraft on parallel runway was then cleared for takeoff while aircraft landed on runway that we had just exited. Call signs were not alike in any way. Our call sign was called in error again after departing and told to contact the tower. Runways are very close together and difficult to see if landing on the right or left side. Strict vigilance should be recognized in radio communications including callbacks. A method of having access to audio tapes for peace of mind should be available, not to prosecute or deny the event, just to help you sleep better at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR42 ACFT WAS CLRED INTO POS ON RWY WITH ADVISORY OF TFC LNDG ON THEIR RWY. LCL CTLR THEN TOLD FLC TO EXIT RWY AND THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN CLRED ONTO RWY, THAT THE CLRNC WAS FOR AN ACFT ON THE PARALLEL RWY. BOTH RPTRS (FLC) STATED THAT ATCT LCL CTLR USED THE WRONG CALL SIGN CONSISTENTLY AND EVEN AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: WAS CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD FOR DEP AND WAS ADVISED THAT TFC LNDG OUR RWY WAS 7 MI OUT. WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO EXIT THE RWY AS WE HAD TAKEN A RWY CLRNC FROM THAT OF ANOTHER ACFT. ACFT ON PARALLEL RWY WAS THEN CLRED FOR TKOF WHILE ACFT LANDED ON RWY THAT WE HAD JUST EXITED. CALL SIGNS WERE NOT ALIKE IN ANY WAY. OUR CALL SIGN WAS CALLED IN ERROR AGAIN AFTER DEPARTING AND TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR. RWYS ARE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER AND DIFFICULT TO SEE IF LNDG ON THE R OR L SIDE. STRICT VIGILANCE SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN RADIO COMS INCLUDING CALLBACKS. A METHOD OF HAVING ACCESS TO AUDIO TAPES FOR PEACE OF MIND SHOULD BE AVAILABLE, NOT TO PROSECUTE OR DENY THE EVENT, JUST TO HELP YOU SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT.
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.