 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Air carrier PIC incensed over failure of approach controller to issue approach clearance after vector to intercept ILS localizer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 156978 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 156978 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ATC clearance heavy transport to 4000' to intercept localizer. ATC failed to clear us for approach. ATC then inquired if we could make a landing from that altitude while bawling us out for (as usual) his mistake. It appeared to our crew that approach at bos was far more interested in chatting with a 'cutesy' female on the same frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR PIC INCENSED OVER FAILURE OF APCH CTLR TO ISSUE APCH CLRNC AFTER VECTOR TO INTERCEPT ILS LOCALIZER.
Narrative: ATC CLRNC HVT TO 4000' TO INTERCEPT LOC. ATC FAILED TO CLR US FOR APCH. ATC THEN INQUIRED IF WE COULD MAKE A LNDG FROM THAT ALT WHILE BAWLING US OUT FOR (AS USUAL) HIS MISTAKE. IT APPEARED TO OUR CREW THAT APCH AT BOS WAS FAR MORE INTERESTED IN CHATTING WITH A 'CUTESY' FEMALE ON THE SAME FREQ.
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.