Narrative:

I was in the process of flying aircraft X into teb. The WX at the time was VMC. Our arrival into the airport consisted of vectors for the VOR a. We were cleared for the approach and contacted tower when we got the handoff from approach control. The frequency was extremely congested and when we were eventually able to contact tower, we were instructed to 'cross midfield at 1500 ft, make left traffic for runway 19.' during the circling process, we heard several calls to aircraft Y, another company aircraft, which was not unusual. As we were maneuvering for runway 19, we heard another call for aircraft Y to 'go around.' at this point, I queried the controller as to whether or not he meant to address us, aircraft X. He replied in the affirmative, so we went around to be followed by an uneventful landing. In retrospect, after we were told to make left traffic for runway 19, I believe he meant to issue us additional instructions to follow another aircraft. By not addressing us correctly, we followed our last clearance (make left traffic for runway 19) and cut inside another aircraft inadvertently. No TCASII RA or TA was involved, and the other aircraft continued the approach to a landing. As I previously stated, the frequency was extremely busy and it was very difficult to communicate effectively.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT BTWN AN APCHING LR45 AND ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL FOR RWY 19 AT TEB.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FLYING ACFT X INTO TEB. THE WX AT THE TIME WAS VMC. OUR ARR INTO THE ARPT CONSISTED OF VECTORS FOR THE VOR A. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH AND CONTACTED TWR WHEN WE GOT THE HDOF FROM APCH CTL. THE FREQ WAS EXTREMELY CONGESTED AND WHEN WE WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO CONTACT TWR, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO 'CROSS MIDFIELD AT 1500 FT, MAKE L TFC FOR RWY 19.' DURING THE CIRCLING PROCESS, WE HEARD SEVERAL CALLS TO ACFT Y, ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT, WHICH WAS NOT UNUSUAL. AS WE WERE MANEUVERING FOR RWY 19, WE HEARD ANOTHER CALL FOR ACFT Y TO 'GO AROUND.' AT THIS POINT, I QUERIED THE CTLR AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE MEANT TO ADDRESS US, ACFT X. HE REPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SO WE WENT AROUND TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. IN RETROSPECT, AFTER WE WERE TOLD TO MAKE L TFC FOR RWY 19, I BELIEVE HE MEANT TO ISSUE US ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT. BY NOT ADDRESSING US CORRECTLY, WE FOLLOWED OUR LAST CLRNC (MAKE L TFC FOR RWY 19) AND CUT INSIDE ANOTHER ACFT INADVERTENTLY. NO TCASII RA OR TA WAS INVOLVED, AND THE OTHER ACFT CONTINUED THE APCH TO A LNDG. AS I PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE FREQ WAS EXTREMELY BUSY AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.

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.