Reporter on approach continued beyond intersection at which controller thought he was to report.

Attributes
ACN	129362
Time
Date	198911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aug
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pwm
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	129362
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Nhz approach cleared me for VOR/DME approach into lew. I thought he said, 'report neilly...,' and that's what I read back to him. However, after mimeo (10 DME/aug) I descended to the appropriate altitude to cross neilly (20 DME/aug). He was very disappointed in me, and made it perfectly clear. I might add, at this point, I passed my first-class medical recently for hearing--and maybe he passed one too! There was no conflict with traffic. I don't really care who misread here--what's with the 'anger over the phone'? Believe me, I want to make this system work. We have got a system that equals ATC vs PIC. Ai am talking about a system that warrants the use of an FAA poster which advises pilots that ATC is not the enemy. Why is there such a poster? I filed a flight plan, I was in radar contact, I was doing the best I could. Please eliminate 'big brother' so that we can be honest with each other--cooperate. That is how we can begin to address safety, our common goal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER ON APCH CONTINUED BEYOND INTERSECTION AT WHICH CTLR THOUGHT HE WAS TO REPORT.

Narrative: NHZ APCH CLRED ME FOR VOR/DME APCH INTO LEW. I THOUGHT HE SAID, 'RPT NEILLY...,' AND THAT'S WHAT I READ BACK TO HIM. HOWEVER, AFTER MIMEO (10 DME/AUG) I DSNDED TO THE APPROPRIATE ALT TO CROSS NEILLY (20 DME/AUG). HE WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ME, AND MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR. I MIGHT ADD, AT THIS POINT, I PASSED MY FIRST-CLASS MEDICAL RECENTLY FOR HEARING--AND MAYBE HE PASSED ONE TOO! THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH TFC. I DON'T REALLY CARE WHO MISREAD HERE--WHAT'S WITH THE 'ANGER OVER THE PHONE'? BELIEVE ME, I WANT TO MAKE THIS SYS WORK. WE HAVE GOT A SYS THAT EQUALS ATC VS PIC. AI AM TALKING ABOUT A SYS THAT WARRANTS THE USE OF AN FAA POSTER WHICH ADVISES PLTS THAT ATC IS NOT THE ENEMY. WHY IS THERE SUCH A POSTER? I FILED A FLT PLAN, I WAS IN RADAR CONTACT, I WAS DOING THE BEST I COULD. PLEASE ELIMINATE 'BIG BROTHER' SO THAT WE CAN BE HONEST WITH EACH OTHER--COOPERATE. THAT IS HOW WE CAN BEGIN TO ADDRESS SAFETY, OUR COMMON GOAL.

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.