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Flight crew of a fokker friendship F27, FK27, was instructed by approach control to turn to another heading during a vector for a visual approach, and then after the crew started turning to the new heading, was asked by the controller if they were turning, to which the crew replied affirmatively. The controller then advised that the turn was for another aircraft and to continue turning to a new heading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : las |
| Make Model Name | F27 (Fokker BV) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 414026 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 414390 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
My crew and I were on a vector 190 degrees to a downwind for runway 1L. Approach told us (air carrier X) to turn to heading 340 degrees. We read back the clearance and turned. 1/2 way in the turn, approach called us back to ask if we were turning to 340 degrees. We said yes. Then he said that clearance was not for us. It was for another aircraft. Then told us to keep the turn going to 170 degrees and he would work us back in. He was very busy on the radio. It was a mistake by the controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A FOKKER FRIENDSHIP F27, FK27, WAS INSTRUCTED BY APCH CTL TO TURN TO ANOTHER HDG DURING A VECTOR FOR A VISUAL APCH, AND THEN AFTER THE CREW STARTED TURNING TO THE NEW HDG, WAS ASKED BY THE CTLR IF THEY WERE TURNING, TO WHICH THE CREW REPLIED AFFIRMATIVELY. THE CTLR THEN ADVISED THAT THE TURN WAS FOR ANOTHER ACFT AND TO CONTINUE TURNING TO A NEW HDG.
Narrative: MY CREW AND I WERE ON A VECTOR 190 DEGS TO A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 1L. APCH TOLD US (ACR X) TO TURN TO HDG 340 DEGS. WE READ BACK THE CLRNC AND TURNED. 1/2 WAY IN THE TURN, APCH CALLED US BACK TO ASK IF WE WERE TURNING TO 340 DEGS. WE SAID YES. THEN HE SAID THAT CLRNC WAS NOT FOR US. IT WAS FOR ANOTHER ACFT. THEN TOLD US TO KEEP THE TURN GOING TO 170 DEGS AND HE WOULD WORK US BACK IN. HE WAS VERY BUSY ON THE RADIO. IT WAS A MISTAKE BY THE CTLR.
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.