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Near midair collision occurs when ATC mixed call signs and gave climb clearance to the wrong aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 833029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SLC.Airport |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Lancair Columbia |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
(Departure phase). ATC was giving us departure vectors and determined we were on course for head-on conflict. ATC told 'columbia' to climb but he used our tail number; so I assumed he was telling me to climb. I climbed to 6;000 ft MSL; ATC called back and told me to return to 5;500 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC occurs when ATC mixed call signs and gave climb clearance to the wrong aircraft.
Narrative: (Departure phase). ATC was giving us departure vectors and determined we were on course for head-on conflict. ATC told 'Columbia' to climb but he used OUR tail number; so I assumed he was telling me to climb. I climbed to 6;000 FT MSL; ATC called back and told me to return to 5;500 FT MSL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.