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D10 controller experienced operational error at 13000 ft using wrong aircraft identify when issuing a critical turn clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 671075 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 flight time total : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 671075 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 8000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #2 I called by the wrong call sign. Aircraft #1 was not on my frequency. Aircraft #1 and aircraft #2 were on converging headings at 13000 ft. I descended aircraft #2 but not in time to effect 1000 ft vertical separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: D10 CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 13000 FT USING WRONG ACFT IDENT WHEN ISSUING A CRITICAL TURN CLRNC.
Narrative: ACFT #2 I CALLED BY THE WRONG CALL SIGN. ACFT #1 WAS NOT ON MY FREQ. ACFT #1 AND ACFT #2 WERE ON CONVERGING HDGS AT 13000 FT. I DSNDED ACFT #2 BUT NOT IN TIME TO EFFECT 1000 FT VERT SEPARATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.