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A DO328 flight crew accepts a clearance meant for another flight and starts a turn back on a reverse track during their descent out of their assigned altitude 100 mi north of chs, sc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : chs.airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20300 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Do 328 TP (Turboprop) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 325 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 540 |
| ASRS Report | 476720 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While in cruise phase of flight as PF, captain believed he received clearance to vacate FL220 down to 11000 ft and direct rdu VOR which he set into the FMS and the altitude selector. As rdu VOR was north of our position, the aircraft proceeded to make a turn to the north, and I started the descent down to 11000 ft. When I noticed the turn away from our intended course, I selected heading and continued towards our destination, but the descent continued. When queried about intended instructions, ATC stated that the call was not for us. ATC then instructed us to descend to FL200 as per next sector's (jacksonville) instructions. Altitude at new instructions was 20300 ft. A deviation of 1700 ft. Heading never got beyond 10 degrees off course and was corrected immediately. We had flown 7 hours previous to deviation, with extensive delays coming out of phl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DO328 FLC ACCEPTS A CLRNC MEANT FOR ANOTHER FLT AND STARTS A TURN BACK ON A REVERSE TRACK DURING THEIR DSCNT OUT OF THEIR ASSIGNED ALT 100 MI N OF CHS, SC.
Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE PHASE OF FLT AS PF, CAPT BELIEVED HE RECEIVED CLRNC TO VACATE FL220 DOWN TO 11000 FT AND DIRECT RDU VOR WHICH HE SET INTO THE FMS AND THE ALT SELECTOR. AS RDU VOR WAS N OF OUR POS, THE ACFT PROCEEDED TO MAKE A TURN TO THE N, AND I STARTED THE DSCNT DOWN TO 11000 FT. WHEN I NOTICED THE TURN AWAY FROM OUR INTENDED COURSE, I SELECTED HEADING AND CONTINUED TOWARDS OUR DEST, BUT THE DSCNT CONTINUED. WHEN QUERIED ABOUT INTENDED INSTRUCTIONS, ATC STATED THAT THE CALL WAS NOT FOR US. ATC THEN INSTRUCTED US TO DSND TO FL200 AS PER NEXT SECTOR'S (JACKSONVILLE) INSTRUCTIONS. ALT AT NEW INSTRUCTIONS WAS 20300 FT. A DEV OF 1700 FT. HEADING NEVER GOT BEYOND 10 DEGS OFF COURSE AND WAS CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD FLOWN 7 HRS PREVIOUS TO DEV, WITH EXTENSIVE DELAYS COMING OUT OF PHL.
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.