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Pilot reported communications issues due to tower controller working multiple positions on same frequency due to facility staffing issues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 5200 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Air traffic controller using same frequency for tower/ground/clearance delivery. Due to minimum manning; when airport gets overwhelmed (4 aircraft) all radios garble together and confusion and landing clearances are unsure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported communications issues due to Tower Controller working multiple positions on same frequency due to facility staffing issues.
Narrative: Air Traffic Controller using same frequency for Tower/Ground/Clearance Delivery. Due to minimum manning; when airport gets overwhelmed (4 aircraft) all radios garble together and confusion and landing clearances are unsure.
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.