<< >> NASA ASRS Report 574510, February 2003

DO328 at bos entered runway without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	574510
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mynn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	574510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While holding short of runway 9 at taxiway west, we thought we were cleared into position, and read back to tower 'position and hold.' tower then stated that he had told an air carrier Y with a similar call sign into position, and not us. Tower then cleared us into position. The flight was continued without event. A major contributing factor was a similar sounding call sign.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DO328 AT BOS ENTERED RWY WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 9 AT TXWY W, WE THOUGHT WE WERE CLRED INTO POS, AND READ BACK TO TWR 'POS AND HOLD.' TWR THEN STATED THAT HE HAD TOLD AN ACR Y WITH A SIMILAR CALL SIGN INTO POS, AND NOT US. TWR THEN CLRED US INTO POS. THE FLT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT EVENT. A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGN.

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.