Narrative:

While on final approach for runway 16L aircraft X was instructed by reno tower 'aircraft X cleared to land on runway 16L and to clear the runway at taxiway left.' aircraft X acknowledged these instructions to the tower. After touchdown and rollout reno tower amended instructions for 'aircraft X to turn right on runway 25 and cross runway 16R and contact ground XXX9.' upon receiving this clearance by the reno tower, we saw that taxiway left had a cessna aircraft setting at the hold line for runway 16L, facing to the east. Aircraft X copilot read back the following reno tower's clearance, 'understand aircraft X to turn right on runway 25, cross runway 16R and contact ground on XXX9.' as the pilot on the controls, and on the roll out of aircraft X, I did hear my copilot repeat the instructions from the reno tower as follows: 'aircraft X to turn right on runway 25, cross runway 16R and contact ground on XXX9.' upon clearing both runways at taxiway a, I called reno ground and said the following: 'reno ground, aircraft X, clear both runways taxi to FBO.' after receiving the clearance to taxi to FBO, reno ground control asked me to call the reno tower supervisor telephone on arrival to the FBO facility. After shutdown of the aircraft, I called the tower supervisor. The following dialog follows as best as I can remember: I asked the tower supervisor what he needed or wanted? The tower supervisor stipulated, 'that there was a possible infraction of a given clearance given by the reno tower operator!' and that he would check the tape, or tapes and call me back in 15 mins. I asked, 'what infraction?' the tower supervisor said that we had accepted a clearance that was meant for another aircraft. After waiting for approximately 20 mins or so, receiving no call from the tower supervisor, I took the initiative to call back the tower supervisor. The tower supervisor said that there was some squelch or noise on the voice tape, during that time period. Also, he stated that he was turning the voice tape over to the FAA for investigation for non-compliance or a violation of the regulations. After he made the point that he was turning the voice tape over to the FAA, he asked me for information, which I gave him. To this day, I don't believe that I, nor my copilot was in non-compliance with any instruction issued by the reno tower operator instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AC95 CREW, AFTER LNDG AT RNO, RESPONDED TO AN AMENDED CLRNC, WHICH ATC ALLEGES WAS FOR ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH FOR RWY 16L ACFT X WAS INSTRUCTED BY RENO TWR 'ACFT X CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 16L AND TO CLR THE RWY AT TXWY L.' ACFT X ACKNOWLEDGED THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TWR. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT RENO TWR AMENDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR 'ACFT X TO TURN R ON RWY 25 AND CROSS RWY 16R AND CONTACT GND XXX9.' UPON RECEIVING THIS CLRNC BY THE RENO TWR, WE SAW THAT TXWY L HAD A CESSNA ACFT SETTING AT THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 16L, FACING TO THE E. ACFT X COPLT READ BACK THE FOLLOWING RENO TWR'S CLRNC, 'UNDERSTAND ACFT X TO TURN R ON RWY 25, CROSS RWY 16R AND CONTACT GND ON XXX9.' AS THE PLT ON THE CTLS, AND ON THE ROLL OUT OF ACFT X, I DID HEAR MY COPLT REPEAT THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE RENO TWR AS FOLLOWS: 'ACFT X TO TURN R ON RWY 25, CROSS RWY 16R AND CONTACT GND ON XXX9.' UPON CLRING BOTH RWYS AT TXWY A, I CALLED RENO GND AND SAID THE FOLLOWING: 'RENO GND, ACFT X, CLR BOTH RWYS TAXI TO FBO.' AFTER RECEIVING THE CLRNC TO TAXI TO FBO, RENO GND CTL ASKED ME TO CALL THE RENO TWR SUPVR TELEPHONE ON ARR TO THE FBO FACILITY. AFTER SHUTDOWN OF THE ACFT, I CALLED THE TWR SUPVR. THE FOLLOWING DIALOG FOLLOWS AS BEST AS I CAN REMEMBER: I ASKED THE TWR SUPVR WHAT HE NEEDED OR WANTED? THE TWR SUPVR STIPULATED, 'THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE INFRACTION OF A GIVEN CLRNC GIVEN BY THE RENO TWR OPERATOR!' AND THAT HE WOULD CHK THE TAPE, OR TAPES AND CALL ME BACK IN 15 MINS. I ASKED, 'WHAT INFRACTION?' THE TWR SUPVR SAID THAT WE HAD ACCEPTED A CLRNC THAT WAS MEANT FOR ANOTHER ACFT. AFTER WAITING FOR APPROX 20 MINS OR SO, RECEIVING NO CALL FROM THE TWR SUPVR, I TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO CALL BACK THE TWR SUPVR. THE TWR SUPVR SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME SQUELCH OR NOISE ON THE VOICE TAPE, DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. ALSO, HE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING THE VOICE TAPE OVER TO THE FAA FOR INVESTIGATION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OR A VIOLATION OF THE REGS. AFTER HE MADE THE POINT THAT HE WAS TURNING THE VOICE TAPE OVER TO THE FAA, HE ASKED ME FOR INFO, WHICH I GAVE HIM. TO THIS DAY, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I, NOR MY COPLT WAS IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ANY INSTRUCTION ISSUED BY THE RENO TWR OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS.

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.