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Pilot of small aircraft on approach to ipt failed to report initial approach fix to tower as requested by tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 117109 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ipt |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tower : pit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 117109 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was being vectored by ny center for an ILS 27 approach to williamsport, PA (ipt), circle to land runway 9, WX in and out of IMC was ceilings 1500' light rain with 8-10 mi visibility. ZNY cleared us for 4000' to maintain 4000 until established. Cleared ILS 27, report picture rocks (IAF). Reported picture rocks to ZNY who then switched us to ipt tower who requested us to report picture rocks. Tower said this, I heard this and somehow I was springloaded to report the next fix inbound, i.e., the FAF (smoke OM), not the one I had already reported to ZNY (picture rocks). As I reached the OM, we became VFR and turned right to enter a left downwind for runway 9 and called ipt tower and reported the smile OM. The tower operator became understandably upset when I reported the OM rather than picture rocks. It wasn't until later that I realized that tower used the report to clear/hold aircraft for runway 9 departure. I don't know as this was really an ATC problem as much as it was a perception problem on my part. I 'heard', I perceived what I expected to hear: a request to report the OM, i.e., it was the next point on the approach profile, and it just didn't occur to me to report the IAF to tower when I had already reported it to ZNY.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ON APCH TO IPT FAILED TO REPORT INITIAL APCH FIX TO TWR AS REQUESTED BY TWR.
Narrative: I WAS BEING VECTORED BY NY CENTER FOR AN ILS 27 APCH TO WILLIAMSPORT, PA (IPT), CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 9, WX IN AND OUT OF IMC WAS CEILINGS 1500' LIGHT RAIN WITH 8-10 MI VISIBILITY. ZNY CLRED US FOR 4000' TO MAINTAIN 4000 UNTIL ESTABLISHED. CLRED ILS 27, REPORT PICTURE ROCKS (IAF). REPORTED PICTURE ROCKS TO ZNY WHO THEN SWITCHED US TO IPT TWR WHO REQUESTED US TO REPORT PICTURE ROCKS. TWR SAID THIS, I HEARD THIS AND SOMEHOW I WAS SPRINGLOADED TO REPORT THE NEXT FIX INBND, I.E., THE FAF (SMOKE OM), NOT THE ONE I HAD ALREADY REPORTED TO ZNY (PICTURE ROCKS). AS I REACHED THE OM, WE BECAME VFR AND TURNED RIGHT TO ENTER A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 9 AND CALLED IPT TWR AND REPORTED THE SMILE OM. THE TWR OPERATOR BECAME UNDERSTANDABLY UPSET WHEN I REPORTED THE OM RATHER THAN PICTURE ROCKS. IT WASN'T UNTIL LATER THAT I REALIZED THAT TWR USED THE REPORT TO CLEAR/HOLD ACFT FOR RWY 9 DEP. I DON'T KNOW AS THIS WAS REALLY AN ATC PROBLEM AS MUCH AS IT WAS A PERCEPTION PROBLEM ON MY PART. I 'HEARD', I PERCEIVED WHAT I EXPECTED TO HEAR: A REQUEST TO REPORT THE OM, I.E., IT WAS THE NEXT POINT ON THE APCH PROFILE, AND IT JUST DIDN'T OCCUR TO ME TO REPORT THE IAF TO TWR WHEN I HAD ALREADY REPORTED IT TO ZNY.
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.