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Captain of aircraft on ground taxiing congested the tower frequency. Reporter on approach unable to obtain landing clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 116551 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 116551 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on final approach to 17R at denver, an medium large transport pilot started a verbal diatribe on the tower frequency. He was complaining about the taxi technique of the pilot in front of him and he completely blocked the tower frequency for over a minute on 2 occasions. While he was calling the pilot in front of him a 'jerk' and saying he was going to turn him in to a safety hotline I could not determine whether I had clearance to land. Just prior to initiating a go around we got clearance to land. Denver clears taxiing aircraft to tower frequency as the turn north on taxiway Z (near approach end of 35L). If you taxi to 35R you are on tower frequency for a considerable period, but taxiing to 17L you are on it forever.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACFT ON GND TAXIING CONGESTED THE TWR FREQ. REPORTER ON APCH UNABLE TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC.
Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO 17R AT DENVER, AN MLG PLT STARTED A VERBAL DIATRIBE ON THE TWR FREQ. HE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TAXI TECHNIQUE OF THE PLT IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE COMPLETELY BLOCKED THE TWR FREQ FOR OVER A MINUTE ON 2 OCCASIONS. WHILE HE WAS CALLING THE PLT IN FRONT OF HIM A 'JERK' AND SAYING HE WAS GOING TO TURN HIM IN TO A SAFETY HOTLINE I COULD NOT DETERMINE WHETHER I HAD CLRNC TO LAND. JUST PRIOR TO INITIATING A GO AROUND WE GOT CLRNC TO LAND. DENVER CLEARS TAXIING ACFT TO TWR FREQ AS THE TURN N ON TXWY Z (NEAR APCH END OF 35L). IF YOU TAXI TO 35R YOU ARE ON TWR FREQ FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD, BUT TAXIING TO 17L YOU ARE ON IT FOREVER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.