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Instructor and student conducting an INS approach to sns fail to contact tower at chualar NDB as directed by the approach controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 134604 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sns |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mry tower : sns |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 134604 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My student and I were flying an small aircraft and were being vectored for ILS runway 31 at sns. After reaching chualar NDB, mry approach requested that we report procedure turn inbound to chualar NDB. I failed to remember to remind my student to make the call due to the fact that I was involved with the explanation of the setup procedures involved with an ILS approach. As we approached the air traffic area I contacted approach and let them know I was getting close to the airport. At this time I was instructed to contact sns tower and was well within the air traffic area. We had to break off the approach because an aircraft was taking off in the opp direction to our approach. My error was getting too involved with the details and forgetting some of the basic element of any approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT CONDUCTING AN INS APCH TO SNS FAIL TO CONTACT TWR AT CHUALAR NDB AS DIRECTED BY THE APCH CTLR.
Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE FLYING AN SMA AND WERE BEING VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 31 AT SNS. AFTER REACHING CHUALAR NDB, MRY APCH REQUESTED THAT WE RPT PROC TURN INBND TO CHUALAR NDB. I FAILED TO REMEMBER TO REMIND MY STUDENT TO MAKE THE CALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE EXPLANATION OF THE SETUP PROCS INVOLVED WITH AN ILS APCH. AS WE APCHED THE ATA I CONTACTED APCH AND LET THEM KNOW I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE ARPT. AT THIS TIME I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT SNS TWR AND WAS WELL WITHIN THE ATA. WE HAD TO BREAK OFF THE APCH BECAUSE AN ACFT WAS TAKING OFF IN THE OPP DIRECTION TO OUR APCH. MY ERROR WAS GETTING TOO INVOLVED WITH THE DETAILS AND FORGETTING SOME OF THE BASIC ELEMENT OF ANY APCH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.