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Small aircraft CFI complaints of improper handling and unnecessary vectors on an instrument approach to gon airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 123004 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gon |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oqu |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 123004 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
While navigating on the localizer course to the airport, a set of clrncs were given that became confusing and increased workload. First a hold clearance, then a vector to bring us around (we figured) to reintercept the localizer and finally a request to RNAV back to the final approach fix. We felt that this was a few too many changes while in the approach phase of the flight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter did not exhibit any aggression over this incident, only curious as to what was going on. He did not call the facility to find out as he seems to exhibit the syndrome that too many GA pilots get, that of being too cautious in talking with FAA controllers for fear that the conversation will be harmful. This, of course, is not so. His reason for the report, in addition to the above, was that his associates told him he should send one in any time there was anything non routine in nature.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CFI COMPLAINTS OF IMPROPER HANDLING AND UNNECESSARY VECTORS ON AN INSTRUMENT APCH TO GON ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE NAVIGATING ON THE LOC COURSE TO THE ARPT, A SET OF CLRNCS WERE GIVEN THAT BECAME CONFUSING AND INCREASED WORKLOAD. FIRST A HOLD CLRNC, THEN A VECTOR TO BRING US AROUND (WE FIGURED) TO REINTERCEPT THE LOC AND FINALLY A REQUEST TO RNAV BACK TO THE FINAL APCH FIX. WE FELT THAT THIS WAS A FEW TOO MANY CHANGES WHILE IN THE APCH PHASE OF THE FLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY AGGRESSION OVER THIS INCIDENT, ONLY CURIOUS AS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE DID NOT CALL THE FAC TO FIND OUT AS HE SEEMS TO EXHIBIT THE SYNDROME THAT TOO MANY GA PLTS GET, THAT OF BEING TOO CAUTIOUS IN TALKING WITH FAA CTLRS FOR FEAR THAT THE CONVERSATION WILL BE HARMFUL. THIS, OF COURSE, IS NOT SO. HIS REASON FOR THE REPORT, IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, WAS THAT HIS ASSOCIATES TOLD HIM HE SHOULD SEND ONE IN ANY TIME THERE WAS ANYTHING NON ROUTINE IN NATURE.
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.