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A pilot selected awsum intersection on the anticipated mdw goshen 5 STAR after he was cleared to the ashen intersection which is 86 NM closer. Similar sounding intersections caused the confusion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 948044 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZOB.ARTCC |
| State Reference | OH |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | STAR GOSHEN |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 133 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Enroute to mdw; I thought ATC cleared us direct to awsum on the goshen arrival. Executed clearance in FMC. Several minutes later; ATC queried our cleared to point and corrected our clearance to ashen instead of awsum. The first officer received the initial clearance while I was off frequency. I should have verified the accuracy because direct to awsum seemed unusual.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot selected AWSUM intersection on the anticipated MDW GOSHEN 5 STAR after he was cleared to the ASHEN intersection which is 86 NM closer. Similar sounding intersections caused the confusion.
Narrative: Enroute to MDW; I thought ATC cleared us direct to AWSUM on the GOSHEN Arrival. Executed clearance in FMC. Several minutes later; ATC queried our cleared to point and corrected our clearance to ASHEN instead of AWSUM. The First Officer received the initial clearance while I was off frequency. I should have verified the accuracy because direct to AWSUM seemed unusual.
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.