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A cessna 172 reported that being #3 on approach he made a left 360 for spacing prior to calling the tower for clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1427391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 32 Flight Crew Total 300 Flight Crew Type 9 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Pilot deviation - was given clearance for a visual approach from an IFR flight plan; and told we were number 3 behind another plane (a VFR aircraft). Had the aircraft in sight; and did not think there would be enough space between us and that plane; or between us and the airport for a stabilized approach. Began a left 360 for spacing - radio comms were very busy; and began the 360 before being able to tell tower.tower came back; told us that was not what they wanted or had planned; and we were re sequenced further out.upon talking to tower on the telephone after landing; they stated they had allowed enough space for safety; and to clarify if I had concerns on future flights (which is what I intend to do).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Cessna 172 reported that being #3 on approach he made a left 360 for spacing prior to calling the tower for clearance.
Narrative: Pilot Deviation - Was given clearance for a visual approach from an IFR flight plan; and told we were number 3 behind another plane (a VFR aircraft). Had the aircraft in sight; and did not think there would be enough space between us and that plane; or between us and the airport for a stabilized approach. Began a left 360 for spacing - Radio comms were very busy; and began the 360 before being able to tell tower.Tower came back; told us that was not what they wanted or had planned; and we were re sequenced further out.Upon talking to tower on the telephone after landing; they stated they had allowed enough space for safety; and to clarify if I had concerns on future flights (which is what I intend to do).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.