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Small aircraft cleared for approach by center at uncontrolled airport without stating runway or type of approach. Reporter tried to confirm, but was below radio coverage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 154373 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mck |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 575 |
| ASRS Report | 154373 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ZDV cleared me 'for the approach' into mck. When I tried to confirm which approach I was already too low for communications. Being late for a business meeting and frustrated at the feeling of being left hanging, I turned right to start my course reversal. I feel vague instructions by the controller and the desire to get there contributed to my lapse in thinking. If in the future I am uncertain about how to start a procedure, I will fly the missed approach procedure knowing I will always be in a safe airspace. The approach I used was VOR 12.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CLEARED FOR APCH BY CENTER AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT WITHOUT STATING RWY OR TYPE OF APCH. REPORTER TRIED TO CONFIRM, BUT WAS BELOW RADIO COVERAGE.
Narrative: ZDV CLRED ME 'FOR THE APCH' INTO MCK. WHEN I TRIED TO CONFIRM WHICH APCH I WAS ALREADY TOO LOW FOR COMS. BEING LATE FOR A BUSINESS MEETING AND FRUSTRATED AT THE FEELING OF BEING LEFT HANGING, I TURNED RIGHT TO START MY COURSE REVERSAL. I FEEL VAGUE INSTRUCTIONS BY THE CTLR AND THE DESIRE TO GET THERE CONTRIBUTED TO MY LAPSE IN THINKING. IF IN THE FUTURE I AM UNCERTAIN ABOUT HOW TO START A PROC, I WILL FLY THE MISSED APCH PROC KNOWING I WILL ALWAYS BE IN A SAFE AIRSPACE. THE APCH I USED WAS VOR 12.
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.