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Tower controller concern regarding similar aircraft call signs creating a potential unsafe operation due to clrncs given and responded to by the wrong aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 486560 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Both aircraft taxied at the same time. Because the call signs are only 1 digit off, it caused some confusion. The airlines are laying the ground work for a safety disaster.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR CTLR CONCERN REGARDING SIMILAR ACFT CALL SIGNS CREATING A POTENTIAL UNSAFE OP DUE TO CLRNCS GIVEN AND RESPONDED TO BY THE WRONG ACFT.
Narrative: BOTH ACFT TAXIED AT THE SAME TIME. BECAUSE THE CALL SIGNS ARE ONLY 1 DIGIT OFF, IT CAUSED SOME CONFUSION. THE AIRLINES ARE LAYING THE GND WORK FOR A SAFETY DISASTER.
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.