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Flight crew cross active runway when they took and read back a clearance intended for an act with a similar call sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 443621 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Holding short of runway 17R at taxiway ej, first officer read back to tower 'cleared across runway 17R.' readback was not challenged by tower controller, but was intended for company flight holding short of runway 17C at taxiway ej. After mistakenly crossing the active runway, I was advised of the mistake by tower. The main cause of mistake was both my and first officer's belief the call was for us. A possible contributing factor was first officer's foreign accent which may have prevented tower controller from catching the mistaken readback intended for our company flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW CROSS ACTIVE RWY WHEN THEY TOOK AND READ BACK A CLRNC INTENDED FOR AN ACT WITH A SIMILAR CALL SIGN.
Narrative: HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 17R AT TXWY EJ, FO READ BACK TO TWR 'CLRED ACROSS RWY 17R.' READBACK WAS NOT CHALLENGED BY TWR CTLR, BUT WAS INTENDED FOR COMPANY FLT HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 17C AT TXWY EJ. AFTER MISTAKENLY XING THE ACTIVE RWY, I WAS ADVISED OF THE MISTAKE BY TWR. THE MAIN CAUSE OF MISTAKE WAS BOTH MY AND FO'S BELIEF THE CALL WAS FOR US. A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS FO'S FOREIGN ACCENT WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED TWR CTLR FROM CATCHING THE MISTAKEN READBACK INTENDED FOR OUR COMPANY FLT.
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.