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ZOB controller may have missed an incorrect readback causing a loss of separation between traffic with similar call signs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 563146 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fdy.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-60 601/601P Aerostar |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 563146 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 24000 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Similar sounding call signs XXXX to the clearance for xzxx, which was missed on readback which caused a loss of separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOB CTLR MAY HAVE MISSED AN INCORRECT READBACK CAUSING A LOSS OF SEPARATION BTWN TFC WITH SIMILAR CALL SIGNS.
Narrative: SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGNS XXXX TO THE CLRNC FOR XZXX, WHICH WAS MISSED ON READBACK WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF SEPARATION.
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.